In Reply to: Here is some info that was just passed on to me by Andy posted by traprh on May 11, 2025 at 10:50:59
From the July 22, 1974 issue of Sports Illustrated:
A couple of generations ago, down in Arkansas, a man named Dave Hawkins had a problem. Another Dave Hawkins lived up the road a piece, and the least of the trouble was that they were always getting each other's mail. Determined that his children wouldn't have the same problem, Hawkins named one son Falstaff and another Budweiser. Budweiser Hawkins upheld tradition by naming his sons Falstaff, Budweiser, Ricardo Ron Rico and Jose Cuervo. A daughter was named, naturally, Virginia Dare. Young Falstaff Hawkins played last season for the Santa Monica City College basketball team, and his brother Bud played at nearby Pepperdine.
"Our father thought it would be a good idea for us to stay together," Falstaff says. It's an odd case all 'round.