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Feb 22, 2021 Wynn Firth Hawkins, 84, of Canfield, formerly of New Waterford, passed away February 11, 2021 at his home. Mr. Hawkins was born February 20, 1936 in East Palestine, OH, the son of Paul Marion and Eunice Adele Firth Hawkins. He was a graduate of New Waterford High School where he was first team, all Ohio Basketball. In 1958 he graduated from Baldwin Wallace University where he once was BW’s all-time career-scoring leader and held BW’s fieldhouse single-game scoring record and field goal records. He was named to the Greater Cleveland Basketball All-Star Team and the 1956 American Press All-Ohio third-team. From 1960 until 1963 he pitched for the Cleveland Indians and went to work for the Indians in the sales department, as a scout and as a traveling secretary. He also was a guest columnist for the Plain Dealer in 1969 prior to a career with General Motors, Delphi Electric. ....