Les Hawken

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Les Hawken
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-06-09) 9 June 1949 (age 74)
Original team(s) Trafalgar
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 99 kg (218 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1970–1974 Hawthorn 65 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1974.
Career highlights

1971 VFL Premiership player

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Les Hawken (born 9 June 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the early 1970s.

Hawken was a back pocket specialist and debuted for Hawthorn in 1970. He was a member of their 1971 premiership team. After leaving the Hawks following the 1974 season he finished his career in Tasmania with the Cooee Football Club.


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