Rutgers Scarlet Knights | |
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Position | Fullback |
Personal information | |
Born: | c. 1937 |
Died: | 2015 (aged 78) |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career history | |
High school | Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Bill Austin ( c. 1937 – 2015) [1] was an American college football and college lacrosse player. He played as a back for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team from 1956 to 1958 and was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1958 All-America Team. [2] [3] He finished sixth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1958, [4] and he rushed for 2,073 yards and scored 204 points during his college football career at Rutgers. [5] Austin also played lacrosse at Rutgers, earning honorable mention All-American accolades in 1958 and 1959. He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the in the 28th round (329th overall) of the 1959 NFL draft. [6]
A resident of Camarillo, California who spent most of his professional career as an executive of a number of bicycle manufacturers, Austin grew up in Fanwood, New Jersey and played football at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, graduating in 1955. [7] [8]
Rutgers Scarlet Knights | |
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Position | Fullback |
Personal information | |
Born: | c. 1937 |
Died: | 2015 (aged 78) |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career history | |
High school | Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School |
Career highlights and awards | |
|
Bill Austin ( c. 1937 – 2015) [1] was an American college football and college lacrosse player. He played as a back for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team from 1956 to 1958 and was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1958 All-America Team. [2] [3] He finished sixth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1958, [4] and he rushed for 2,073 yards and scored 204 points during his college football career at Rutgers. [5] Austin also played lacrosse at Rutgers, earning honorable mention All-American accolades in 1958 and 1959. He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the in the 28th round (329th overall) of the 1959 NFL draft. [6]
A resident of Camarillo, California who spent most of his professional career as an executive of a number of bicycle manufacturers, Austin grew up in Fanwood, New Jersey and played football at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, graduating in 1955. [7] [8]