Alex Hawkins(1937-2017)
- Actor
Alex Hawkins attended the University of South Carolina, where he played
football. He later played for the Baltimore Colts of the NFL. The Colts
usually had three captains: Offense (Johnny Unitas), Defense (Gino
Marchetti) and Special teams (Hawkins). Unitas and Marchetti were among
the best and best-known players in the game. Hawkins would joke that
after Captain Unitas and Captain Marchetti were introduced, he would be
introduced and opposing players would ask "Captain Who?" After leaving
football, Hawkins became involved in a waste removal business. His
business card reportedly had the slogan "Let's Talk Trash". Finally,
Hawkins was a renowned party guy. The story goes that he was once
confronted about some indiscretion and came up with an alibi to explain
away the event. He was confronted with evidence that what he said
couldn't have happened, and he responded "Well, that's my story and I'm
sticking to it."
