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Trailblazing Receiver Nate Hawkins Forever A Rebel

UNLV wideout and 1972 draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers dies in hometown of Houston.

Trailblazing UNLV football player Nate Hawkins died Jan. 31, 2021. (UNLV Athletics)

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