Ralph Hawkins

Ralph Hawkins may refer to:

Ralph Hawkins (bishop)

Ralph Gordon Hawkins CMG was the fifth Anglican Bishop of Bunbury from 1957 to 1977.

Hawkins was born in Newfoundland, Canada in 1911 and educated at University Memorial College in St John's and Durham University. He was ordained in 1936. His first post was a curacy at St Anne’s Brislington, after which he was rector of Morawa and then of Wembley-Floreat Park. From 1943 he was a wartime chaplain in the RAAF then Rector of St Hilda’s North Perth. In 1957 he became Archdeacon of Perth and Bishop of Bunbury, posts he held for 20 years. He died in July 1987.

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Ralph Hawkins (American football)

Ralph Hawkins (May 4, 1935 – September 9, 2004) was an American football coach. He worked 35 years in the National Football League (NFL) for nine teams. In addition to a long career as a college coach, Hawkins coached some of the top defensive units in the NFL.

Early years

Ralph Hawkins starred at St. John's High School in Washington, D.C., winning Catholic league championships in baseball, basketball and football. During the '52-'53 school year, Hawkins was 1st team POST All Met in both Football and Basketball. After high school Hawkins attended the University of Maryland on a football scholarship, where he played quarterback, running back and defensive back. Hawkins played in the 1955 Orange Bowl, and later graduated with a degree in physical education.

College coaching

Hawkins had a brief playing stint with the New York Titans before becoming Head Coach of football and an assistant basketball coach at Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia in 1958. In June, 1959, he was replaced as Head football Coach by his St John's and Maryland teammate Bob Rusevlyan to return to the University of Maryland to complete his studies and help coach the Freshman football team. Hawkins served as graduate assistant at the University of Maryland, and went on to coach at several colleges: Southern Methodist University, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the University of Kentucky and the University of Cincinnati.