Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954 in Miami, Florida), nicknamed "The Hawk", is a center (center fielder)/right fielder who played for four Major League Baseball (MLB) teams from 1976 to 1996, spending most of his career with the Montreal Expos (1976-1986) and Chicago Cubs (1987-1992).

An 8-time National League (NL) All-Star (Major League Baseball All-Star Game), he was named the leagues Rookie of the Year (MLB Rookie of the Year Award) in by1977 after batting (batting average) .282 with 19 home runs and 65 runs batted in (run batted in) (RBI), and won the Most Valuable Player Award (MLB Most Valuable Player Award) in by1987 after leading the league with 49 homers and 137 RBI; he had been runner-up for the award in both 1981 and 1983. He batted .300 five times, drove in 100 runs four times and had 13 seasons of 20 home runs. A strong baserunner early in his career, he also stole (stolen base) 30 bases three times. He is one of six MLB players, and the only one not to have played for the San Francisco Giants, with at least 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases (300-300 club) during his career.

Dawson was a center fielder until knee problems – worsened by the artificial surface at Olympic Stadium (Olympic Stadium (Montreal)) – forced his shift to right field, followed by his move to a team which played on grass. He led the NL in outfield putouts three consecutive years (1981-1983), and won eight Gold Glove Awards for fielding excellence. Upon his retirement, his NL totals of 409 home runs and 962 extra base hits both ranked tenth in league history; he also ranked seventh in NL history in games as an outfielder (2,303), and sixth in both outfield putouts (5,116) and total chances (5,366). He set Expos franchise records for career games, at bats (At bat), runs scored (Run (baseball)), hits (Hit (baseball)), doubles (Double (baseball)), triples (Triple (baseball)), home runs, runs batted in, extra base hits, total bases and steals, all of which have since been broken variously by Tim Raines, Tim Wallach and Vladimir Guerrero. Dawson will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) on July 25, 2010.