hˈɔːkɪnz wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ plˈeɪ wɪððə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ ɹˈɛnz ʌvðə ɹˈaɪvəlɪŋ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl lˈiːɡ ænd ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt hˈɑːɹləm ɡlˈoʊbtɹɑːɾɚz bᵻfˌoːɹ əfˈɪʃəli bˌiːɪŋ ʌndɹˈæftᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
Hawkins would later play with the Pittsburgh Rens of the rivaling American Basketball League and the independent Harlem Globetrotters before officially being undrafted in 1964.