Duane Hawthorne
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St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born | August 26, 1976 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Ladue Horton Watkins (Ladue, Missouri) | ||||||||||
| College | Northern Illinois | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1999: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Duane Hawthorne (born August 26, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. He also was a member of the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe. He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies.
Hawthorne attended Ladue Horton Watkins High School, where he was a two-way player. As a senior quarterback, he passed for 811 yards and 6 touchdowns, while rushing for 748 yards and 6 touchdowns. He had 102 tackles, 5 interceptions and 7 passes defensed as a cornerback. He received All-Suburban East Conference, All-district and All-metro honors.
Hawthorne also practiced track and basketball, winning the conference's 400 metres competition.
College career
Hawthorne accepted a football scholarship from Northern Illinois University. As a freshman, he was a backup cornerback, tallying 16 tackles. He had 8 tackles, one pass defensed, one forced fumble in only eight snaps against the third ranked University of Florida.
He was named a starter mid-way through his sophomore season, registering 40 tackles, one tackle for loss, 2 interceptions (second on the team) and 7 passes defensed. He had 2 tackles and 2 interceptions against Arkansas State University.
As a junior, he posted 45 tackles, 3 interceptions and 5 passes defensed. He had 5 tackles and 2 interceptions against North Carolina State University.
As a senior, he recorded 62 tackles (fifth on the team), 4 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, 10 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. He finished his college career with 30 starts, 166 tackles, 9 interceptions and 22 passes defensed.