Billy Austin (American football)
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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Born: | Washington, D.C. | March 8, 1975||||||
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High school: | Kempner (Sugar Land, Texas) | ||||||
College: | New Mexico | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1998 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
William Dominic Austin (born March 8, 1975 in Washington, D.C.) is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League.
He graduated from Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas where he was a standout scholar and athlete. He got a full scholarship to play Division I football at the University of New Mexico. He attended UNM from 1993–1997 and was an ALL Conference defensive back his sophomore, junior, and senior year. He is on the Lobo all-time great football players. He played for the Indianapolis Colts from 1998, 1999, 2000 and was a part of the AFC East Championship team in 1999.
He currently resides in Houston, Texas.
After football[]
After being diagnosed with stage 4 Cancer, Austin launched the Tackles 4 Cancer Nonprofit. His mission to assist other Cancer patients with transportation to and from their life saving treatments served as the fundamental mission of the organization. Now Cancer free for 2 years, he has hosted over 20 events with celebrities and was featured as an inspirational figure by Beyonce's BeGood Foundation.[1]
References[]
- ^ Austin, Billy (2017-11-21). "Beyonce Names Billy Dominic Austin an Inspiration (BeGood Foundation)". www.beyonce.com/inspiration-dominic-austin/. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
External links[]
- nfl.com player page
- Billy Austin's stats
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- Tackles4Cancer Website
- Beyonce Be Good Feature
- Tackles 4 Cancer on Houston Life
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Washington, D.C.
- American football cornerbacks
- New Mexico Lobos football players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- People from Sugar Land, Texas
- Kempner High School alumni
- American football defensive back, 1970s birth stubs