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Nate Hawthorne Pro career 1973–1976 Career history 1973–1974 Los Angeles Lakers 1974–1976 Phoenix Suns Info Page Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Nathaniel "Nate" Hawthorne (January 19, 1951 – November 23, 2005) was an American former pro basketball player. He spent three seasons in the NBA, one with the Los Angeles Lakers (1973-74) and two with the Phoenix Suns (1974–76). The Mount Vernon, Illinois native attended Southern Illinois University prior to his NBA stint. He died at age 54 outside his home in Tempe, Arizona, suffering a massive heart attack.
Categories:- 1951 births
- 2005 deaths
- Deaths from myocardial infarction
- People from Jefferson County, Illinois
- American basketball players
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball players
- Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- New Orleans Jazz expansion draft picks
- Phoenix Suns players
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs
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