Historical Marker
Coleman Randolph "Hawk" Hawkins
Historical marker location:
St. Joseph, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of Felix Street and 7th Street, on the left when traveling east on Felix Street.)
Marker installed: 2008
November 21, 1904 - May 19, 1969. "Body and Soul".
The state of Missouri was actually named after a tribe of Sioux Indians called the Missouris, whose name means "town of the large canoes".