Hawley Pierce

Hawley Pierce
Pierce with the Homestead Library & Athletic Club in 1901
Profile
PositionTackle
Personal information
Bornc. 1874
Cattaraugus Reservation, Erie County, New York
Died(1969-12-06)December 6, 1969
Gowanda, New York
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
CollegeCarlisle Indian School
Career history
1901Homestead Library & Athletic Club
1902Philadelphia Athletics
1902–1903All-Syracuse

Hawley Pierce (c. 1874 – December 6, 1969) was an early professional football player for the Philadelphia Athletics of the first National Football League and later for the Syracuse Athletic Club during the 1902 and 1903 World Series of Football. In 1901, he began his professional career playing on the 1901 Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team. Prior to his professional career, Pierce, a Seneca Native American, played for the Carlisle Indian School, located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was the brother of college and professional football's Bemus Pierce.