Bill Austin (American football, born 1937)

For other people named Bill Austin, see William Austin (disambiguation).

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 28th round (329th overall) of the 1959 NFL draft.^[6]

Bill Austin

Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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
First-team All-American (1958) 2× First-team All-Eastern (1957, 1958)

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]