Doug Hawkins

Doug Hawkins, Australian footballer and sportscaster

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Born: May 5, 1960
Age in 2026: 66
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1960

About Doug Hawkins

Douglas James Hawkins is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Footscray and Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL). He also enjoyed a brief career in media and ran for the Senate, as a member of Palmer United Party, in the 2013 Australian federal election. Hawkins made the VFL team of the year for the first time in the 1984 season, a season in which Hawkins amassed 446 disposals and booted 9 goals for the year. His finest individual season came in 1985, winning the Charles Sutton Medal, his first and only best and fairest award of his career. 1985 saw Hawkins rack up 531 disposals and kick 7 goals for the year. He played 18 games in his debut season, recording 241 disposals and kicking 11 goals for the season. His final season for Footscray came in 1994, with one of his last game's being a famous one, as he broke Ted Whitten's long-standing club record of 321 for Footscray, and Whitten was on hand to congratulate him.

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Doug Hawkins timeline

1984Hawkins made the VFL team of the year for the first time in the 1984 season, a season in which Hawkins amassed 446 disposals and booted 9 goals for the year.
1985His finest individual season came in 1985, winning the Charles Sutton Medal, his first and only best and fairest award of his career. 1985 saw Hawkins rack up 531 disposals and kick 7 goals for the year.
1994His final season for Footscray came in 1994, with one of his last game's being a famous one, as he broke Ted Whitten's long-standing club record of 321 for Footscray, and Whitten was on hand to congratulate him.

The world when Doug Hawkins was born

Doug Hawkins was born in 1960. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1960

#1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
Top movieThe Apartment
Top TV showGunsmoke
Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
Notable inventionLaser
World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Doug Hawkins's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1960	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$12,700	$435,000
Average income	$7,400	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.00	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.69	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.04	$0.73
Population	180.7M	341 million

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