Accepted by Yale University, Dawkins chose instead to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point. He earned high honors, serving as First Captain, president of his class, captain of the football team, and a "Star Man" in the top five percent of his class academically. A cadet is considered outstanding if he attains one of these positions. Dawkins was the only cadet in history to hold all four at once. He was featured in Life Magazine and Reader's Digest. Even before his graduation, many predicted he would make general and perhaps even be Army Chief of Staff. Playing as a halfback for head football coach Earl Blaik, Dawkins won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award and was a consensus All-America selection in 1958. Dawkins was also an assistant captain for the hockey team. At Oxford, he won three Blues in rugby union and is credited with popularizing the overarm throw (originally called the "Yankee torpedo pass") into the lineout.[4]
After being commissioned from the academy and completing his tenure as a Rhodes Scholar, Dawkins finished Infantry School and Ranger School before being posted for duty in the 82nd Airborne Division. He received two Bronze Stars for Valor for his service in Vietnam and held commands in the 7th Infantry Division and 101st Airborne. From 1971 to 1972, Dawkins, while a lieutenant colonel, was the commander of the 1st Battalion 23rd Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea. In addition to being an instructor at the academy, he was a White House Fellow in the 1973–74 class. During that time, he was chosen to work on a task force, charged with changing the U.S. Army into an all-volunteer force. During the mid 1970s Colonel Dawkins was brigade commander of the 3rd ( "Golden Brigade") of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina that included the 1st and 2nd 505th and 1/508th battalions. In the late 1970s he was 3rd Brigade Commander (War Eagle Brigade, which included the 1/503, 2/503, and 3/187 Infantry Battalions) of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell with the rank of colonel. After serving as the Brigade Commander he became the Chief of Staff for the 101st Airborne Division and was subsequently promoted to brigadier general. In 1966 Dawkins appeared in uniform on the cover of Life Magazine[7] and participated in a segment of the U.S. Army "Big Picture" film series, "A Nation Builds Under Fire."[8] This was a short documentary reviewing United States progress in South Vietnam, narrated by actor John Wayne.
Business career
At the conclusion of his 24-year career in the Army, Dawkins retired with the rank of brigadier general in 1983. Following his retirement from the Army, Dawkins took up a position as a partner in the Wall Street firm Lehman Brothers,[9] later becoming vice-chairman of Bain & Company. In 1991, he moved on to become chairman and CEO of Primerica. Dawkins was a senior partner at Flintlock Capital Asset Management and is currently a senior advisor for Virtu Financial.
Sometime before April 1987, Dawkins established residence in Rumson, New Jersey. He ran as a Republican against New Jersey's incumbent Democratic United States SenatorFrank Lautenberg in 1988.[10] The race was notable for the negative tone that emerged from both sides and Lautenberg's criticism of Dawkins's lack of roots in the state, calling him a carpetbagger.[11] Dawkins lost in the general election by an eight-point margin.
Electoral history
External image
Pete Dawkins on the cover of Life Magazine published on April 8, 1966. Displayed at Cover Browser.
^Wade, Larry (July 14, 1983). "American Academy of Achievement fills Coronado with famous names" (PDF). Coronado Journal. Coronado Journal.
^"NFF Announces 2007 Major Awards Recipients". National Football Foundation. 2007-05-17. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
^Robinson, Joshua (December 9, 2009). "From Harvard's Gridiron to Oxford's Rugby Pitch". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
^"Captain Pete Dawkins Keeps on Winning". Life Magazine. Times Inc. 40 (14): cover. April 8, 1966. ISSN 0024-3019. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via Google Books.
^Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center (1966). "A Nation Builds Under Fire". Series: Motion Picture Films From "The Big Picture" Television Program Series, number 695 (ca. 1950 - ca. 1975). National Archive identifier: 2569876. This video is also available via Internet Archive. Pete Dawkins appears with John Wayne in 13:25 and following minutes.
^Staff. "Panel Formed to Back Senate Bid by Dawkins", The New York Times, April 1, 1987. Accessed September 27, 2015. "Mr. Dawkins is 48 years old and has purchased a home in Rumson."
^Press, Donna Cassata and Bruck ShipkowskiThe Associated. "New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies at age 89". The Daily Item. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
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For other people with the same name see Peter Dawkins disambiguation Peter Miller Dawkins born March 8 1938 is an American business executive and former college football player hockey player military officer and political candidate Dawkins attended the United States Military Academy where he played as halfback on the Army Cadets football team from 1956 to 1958 As a senior in 1958 he won the Heisman Trophy the Maxwell Award and was a consensus All America selection After graduating from the Military Academy in 1959 he studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar Dawkins served as an officer in the United States Army until he retired in 1983 with the rank of brigadier general He received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member and Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Bernard W Rogers USA in 1983 1 2 He was a Republican candidate for United States Senate in 1988 Dawkins has held executive positions with Lehman Brothers Bain amp Company Primerica and Citigroup Pete DawkinsPersonal detailsBorn 1938 03 08 March 8 1938 age 84 Royal Oak Michigan U S Political partyRepublicanSpouse s Judi Wright m 1962 died 2017 wbr Mary M Ourisman m 2019 wbr EducationCranbrook SchoolUnited States Military Academy BSc Brasenose College Oxford BA Princeton University MPA PhD WebsiteOfficial websiteMilitary serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch service United States ArmyYears of service1962 1983RankBrigadier GeneralBattles warsVietnam WarAwardsBronze Star 2 College football careerArmy Black Knights No 24PositionHalfbackPersonal informationHeight6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight210 lb 95 kg Career historyCollegeArmy 1956 1958 High schoolCranbrook SchoolCareer highlights and awardsHeisman Trophy 1958 Maxwell Award 1958 Consensus All American 1958 Army Black Knights No 24 retiredCollege Football Hall of Fame 1975 Contents 1 Early life education and athletic career 2 Military career 3 Business career 4 Political career 4 1 Electoral history 5 References 6 External linksEarly life education and athletic career Edit Dawkins with Army in 1958 At age 11 Dawkins was successfully treated for polio 3 with aggressive physical therapy After earning a scholarship Dawkins entered Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills Michigan There he was an all league quarterback and captain of the baseball team He graduated from Cranbrook in 1955 Accepted by Yale University Dawkins chose instead to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point He earned high honors serving as First Captain president of his class captain of the football team and a Star Man in the top five percent of his class academically A cadet is considered outstanding if he attains one of these positions Dawkins was the only cadet in history to hold all four at once He was featured in Life Magazine and Reader s Digest Even before his graduation many predicted he would make general and perhaps even be Army Chief of Staff Playing as a halfback for head football coach Earl Blaik Dawkins won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award and was a consensus All America selection in 1958 Dawkins was also an assistant captain for the hockey team At Oxford he won three Blues in rugby union and is credited with popularizing the overarm throw originally called the Yankee torpedo pass into the lineout 4 Dawkins graduated with a BSc from the Military Academy in 1959 with a very high class standing and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship 5 He earned a BA at Brasenose College Oxford in 1962 5 in Philosophy Politics and Economics promoted to an MA in 1968 per tradition and later earned a Master of Public Affairs in 1970 and a PhD in 1977 from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University with the dissertation The United States Army and the Other War in Vietnam A Study of the Complexity of Implementing Organizational Change 6 Military career Edit CPT Pete Dawkins in Vietnam March 1966 After being commissioned from the academy and completing his tenure as a Rhodes Scholar Dawkins finished Infantry School and Ranger School before being posted for duty in the 82nd Airborne Division He received two Bronze Stars for Valor for his service in Vietnam and held commands in the 7th Infantry Division and 101st Airborne From 1971 to 1972 Dawkins while a lieutenant colonel was the commander of the 1st Battalion 23rd Infantry 2nd Infantry Division Camp Hovey Korea In addition to being an instructor at the academy he was a White House Fellow in the 1973 74 class During that time he was chosen to work on a task force charged with changing the U S Army into an all volunteer force During the mid 1970s Colonel Dawkins was brigade commander of the 3rd Golden Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg North Carolina that included the 1st and 2nd 505th and 1 508th battalions In the late 1970s he was 3rd Brigade Commander War Eagle Brigade which included the 1 503 2 503 and 3 187 Infantry Battalions of the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault at Fort Campbell with the rank of colonel After serving as the Brigade Commander he became the Chief of Staff for the 101st Airborne Division and was subsequently promoted to brigadier general In 1966 Dawkins appeared in uniform on the cover of Life Magazine 7 and participated in a segment of the U S Army Big Picture film series A Nation Builds Under Fire 8 This was a short documentary reviewing United States progress in South Vietnam narrated by actor John Wayne Business career EditAt the conclusion of his 24 year career in the Army Dawkins retired with the rank of brigadier general in 1983 Following his retirement from the Army Dawkins took up a position as a partner in the Wall Street firm Lehman Brothers 9 later becoming vice chairman of Bain amp Company In 1991 he moved on to become chairman and CEO of Primerica Dawkins was a senior partner at Flintlock Capital Asset Management and is currently a senior advisor for Virtu Financial Political career EditMain article 1988 United States Senate election in New Jersey Sometime before April 1987 Dawkins established residence in Rumson New Jersey He ran as a Republican against New Jersey s incumbent Democratic United States Senator Frank Lautenberg in 1988 10 The race was notable for the negative tone that emerged from both sides and Lautenberg s criticism of Dawkins s lack of roots in the state calling him a carpetbagger 11 Dawkins lost in the general election by an eight point margin Electoral history Edit External image Pete Dawkins on the cover of Life Magazine published on April 8 1966 Displayed at Cover Browser 1988 Race for U S Senate Frank Lautenberg D inc 54 Pete Dawkins R 46 References Edit Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement www achievement org American Academy of Achievement Wade Larry July 14 1983 American Academy of Achievement fills Coronado with famous names PDF Coronado Journal Coronado Journal NFF Announces 2007 Major Awards Recipients National Football Foundation 2007 05 17 Archived from the original on 2007 05 19 Retrieved 2007 05 25 Robinson Joshua December 9 2009 From Harvard s Gridiron to Oxford s Rugby Pitch New York Times Retrieved 2009 12 09 a b Pete Dawkins Pete Dawkins Awards Captain Pete Dawkins Keeps on Winning Life Magazine Times Inc 40 14 cover April 8 1966 ISSN 0024 3019 Retrieved September 6 2020 via Google Books Department of Defense Department of the Army Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations U S Army Audiovisual Center 1966 A Nation Builds Under Fire Series Motion Picture Films From The Big Picture Television Program Series number 695 ca 1950 ca 1975 National Archive identifier 2569876 This video is also available via Internet Archive Pete Dawkins appears with John Wayne in 13 25 and following minutes Heisman com Pete Dawkins Staff Panel Formed to Back Senate Bid by Dawkins The New York Times April 1 1987 Accessed September 27 2015 Mr Dawkins is 48 years old and has purchased a home in Rumson Press Donna Cassata and Bruck ShipkowskiThe Associated New Jersey Sen Frank Lautenberg dies at age 89 The Daily Item Retrieved 2021 10 18 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pete Dawkins Pete Dawkins at the College Football Hall of Fame Pete Dawkins at Heisman com LIFE Magazine article Oct 13 1958 Party political officesPreceded byMillicent Fenwick Republican nominee for U S Senator from New Jersey Class 1 1988 Succeeded byChuck Haytaian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pete Dawkins amp oldid 1127309307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
