Dawkins, Peter M.
Football
b. March 8, 1938, Royal Oak, MI
One of the most celebrated college players of his time, not only because of his football skills but also because of his All-American boy image, Dawkins won the Heisman and Maxwell Trophies as the nation's outstanding college player in 1958.
A versatile performer, Dawkins rushed for only 428 yards but scored 12 touchdowns on 78 carries that season. He also caught 16 passes for 491 yards and 12 touchdowns; returned 7 kickoffs for 132 yards; and ran back 10 punts for 162 yards.
A three-year letterman in hockey, Dawkins graduated seventh in his class and won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he starred in rugby. He then began an army career and in 1983 he became the Army's youngest general at forty-five.