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Super Bowl champion Greg Hawthorne dead at 69
Greg Hawthorne, a running back who won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers, has died at the age of 69, his family announced on social media. His death marks the loss of another member of the Steelers' successful teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Hawthorne was selected by the Steelers with the 28th overall pick out of Fort Worth Polytechnic in the 1979 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he was part of the Steelers side that beat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV, adding a championship to his early professional career.
In short
- Former Steelers running back Greg Hawthorne has died aged 69
- Won Super Bowl XIV with Pittsburgh as a rookie in 1979
- Was drafted 28th overall out of Fort Worth Polytechnic
Explained simply
Greg Hawthorne was a running back selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1979 from Fort Worth Polytechnic. In his first professional season, he was part of the Steelers side that won Super Bowl XIV, defeating the Los Angeles Rams.
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the late 1970s and early 1980s were one of American football's most dominant teams, winning multiple Super Bowls during that era. As a rookie, Hawthorne immediately became part of that celebrated championship squad at the height of the franchise's success.