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Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney College Tigers

Hall of Fame

Leon Hawker

Leon Hawker

  • Class
    1960
  • Induction
    1990
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball, Basketball

This Danville, VA, native may have been the best all-around athlete to ever wear the Garnet and Grey.  As a freshman, he was selected to the first team All-Mason-Dixon basketball squad.  Leon is the only Tiger to make the All-Virginia Small College team for four consecutive years.

He remains the second all-time leading scorer in H-SC history with 1,861 career points.  In his four years, the Tigers posted a 59-37 record against all colleges in Virginia.  In baseball, he was selected to the All-Mason-Dixon team in two positions, pitcher and shortstop, lettering four times.

His teammates elected him captain of the basketball (two years) and baseball squads.  Leon's ball-handling skills, court savvy, and ability to score made it a pleasure to watch him perform.

Leon lives and works in Mobile, Alabama, where he still exhibits his athletic prowess on the golf course as a scratch player.

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