Connie Hawkins
Basketball player and NBA star
Born
July 17th, 1942
83 years ago
Died
2017
8 years ago — 75 years old
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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Played professional basketball from the 1960s to the 1970s. Achieved prominence as a forward in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 1970. Contributed to the success of the Phoenix Suns, leading the team to the NBA Finals in 1976. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.
NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 1970
Leading the Phoenix Suns to the NBA Finals in 1976
Induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992
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