Wallace O. Hawkins

Wallace O. Hawkins
Biographical details
Born(1898-05-01)May 1, 1898
DiedNovember 16, 1988(1988-11-16) (aged 90)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1920Knoxville
Baseball
c. 1920Knoxville
PositionsQuarterback (football)
Second baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1928–1942Knoxville
Basketball
c. 1928–1943Knoxville
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1928–1943Knoxville

Wallace O. Hawkins Sr. (May 1, 1898 – November 16, 1988) was American college football coach, athletics administrator, and community leader. He served as the head football coach at Knoxville College in Knoxville, Tennessee from 1928 to 1942.

A native of Atlanta, Hawkins attended Knoxville College, where he played football as a quarterback and baseball as a second baseman.[1][2] He graduated from Knoxville college in 1921, and went to graduate school at the University of Cincinnati during the summers from 1930 to 1933.[3] He also did graduate work at George Williams College in Chicago.[4]

At Knoxville College, Hawkins was the athletic director and the head of the department of health and physical education from 1928 to 1943. He served as executive secretary of the YMCA in Dayton, Ohio from 1947 to 1963. He moved to Zanesville, Ohio, where was the executive director of the Community Center until 1967. That year, he was appointed as a relocation officer for an industrial park development project.[3][4]

Hawkins died on November 16, 1988, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Knoxville Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1928–1942)
1928 Knoxville 3–2–42–1–35th
1929 Knoxville 2–6–2
1930 Knoxville 1–2
1931 Knoxville 4–3–13–24th
1932 Knoxville 2–70–6
1933 Knoxville 0–8
1934 Knoxville 2–4–11–3–111th
1935 Knoxville 1–5–30–5–110th
1936 Knoxville 4–32–2
1937 Knoxville 6–3–13–2–16th
1938 Knoxville 0–8–10–7–112th
1939 Knoxville 4–4–13–4–19th
1940 Knoxville 2–3–18th
1941 Knoxville 2–3–21–3–2
1942 Knoxville 0–70–712th
Knoxville:
Total:

References

  1. ↑ "Hawkins Is Grid Coach at Knoxville". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. September 15, 1928. p. 21. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ Olesky, John (May 15, 1963). "Knoxville Honors Hawkins, Steed". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 22. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. 1 2 3 "Obituaries; Hawkins, Wallace O." Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. November 18, 1988. p. 11C. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. 1 2 "Relocation Chief Named For Park Development". The Times Recorder. Zanesville, Ohio. November 29, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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