Ken Hawkins
6-6, 242, P
Massillon, Oh
Massillon Washington H.S.
At SU: three letters…former #1 punter…career average of 38.9 yards per punt is 9th on the all-time SU list…had a strong leg with a natural swing…needed to improve on getting the ball away with a two-step approach instead of three…redshirted in 1988 after seeing some action as a frosh…
Senior year: did not see any action…
Junior year: SU’s #1 punter for the first five games of the season before being replaced by Pat O’Neill…had the top average of the punters at 38.0…long of 51 yards vs. temple…also had a 50-yarder vs. USC…averaged 41.3 yards on 6 punts vs. Pitt for his top game of the year…
Sophomore year: average 40.3 yards on 41 kicks, 9th best average in Orange history…kicked three times for a 44.0 yard average, including two 51 yarders vs. Louisville…longest kick was 58 yards vs. Boston College…
Freshman year: number two punter…averaged 23.6 yards on 3 punts, with a long of 41 against Navy…
High School: considered one of the top high school punters in the country under Coach John Moronto…also a talented tight end…All-Northeast Ohio, All-District, All-Stark Country…two-year letterman in basketball…
Personal: Kenneth Jackson Hawkins…born April 20, 1969, son of Glenn and Hope Hawkins…father is a minister…one brother…majored in broadcast journalism.
Punts Yards Long Avg.
1987 3 71 41 23.6
1989 41 1654 58 40.3
1990 17 646 51 38.0
1991 0 0 0 00.0
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Total 61 2371 58 38.9
Career Highs
Punts- 7 vs. Penn State, 1989
Yards- 269 vs. Penn State, 1989
Average- 44.0 vs. Louisville, 1989
Long Punt- 58 vs. Boston Col., 1989
