Rip Hawkins

Ross Cooper "Rip" Hawkins (April 21, 1939 – July 28, 2015) was a professional American football player. He played five seasons in the National Football League with the Minnesota Vikings. He died in 2015; at the time of his death, he had Lewy body dementia.[1][2]

Rip Hawkins
No. 58
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1939-04-21)April 21, 1939
Winchester, Tennessee
Died:July 28, 2015(2015-07-28) (aged 76)
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Career information
College:North Carolina
NFL Draft:1961 / Round: 2 / Pick: 15
AFL Draft:1961 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played–started:70–66
Interceptions:12
Touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com

References
  1. "Original Vikings' Player Rip Hawkins Dies After Battling Dementia | KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul". kstp.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-14.
  2. "Obituaries".


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