Bill Austin
circa 1973
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| Position: | Offensive lineman | ||
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| Date of birth: | October 18, 1928 | ||
| Place of birth: | San Pedro, California | ||
| Date of death: | May 22, 2013 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death: | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Woodburn (OR) | ||
| College: | Oregon State | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1949 / Round: 13 / Pick: 126 | ||
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| Regular season: | 17–36–3 (.330) | ||
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William Lee Austin (October 18, 1928 – May 22, 2013) was an American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a lineman for the New York Giants for seven seasons and was the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers (1966–1968) and the Washington Redskins in 1970.
Born in San Pedro, California, Austin was raised in Oregon and graduated from Woodburn High School, south of Portland. He played college football at Oregon State College in Corvallis, earning All-Coast honors as a tackle in 1948 and played in the 1949 East–West Shrine Game. He was inducted into the OSU Athletics Hall of Fame and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Selected in the thirteenth round of the 1949 NFL draft with the 126th overall pick, Austin played seven seasons with the Giants, including the 1956 title year. He missed the 1951 and 1952 seasons due to military service in the U.S. Army, stationed in San Francisco and Tokyo. He made the Pro Bowl in 1954 and retired after the 1957 season.
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