Tommy Hawkins, who was the first black basketball player to earn All-American honors at the University of Notre Dame and played 10 years in the NBA, died Aug. 16.

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Tommy Hawkins, who was the first black basketball player to earn All-American honors at the University of Notre Dame and played 10 years in the NBA, died Aug. 16.
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