- Bill Austin
Infobox NFL PlayerCoach
Name=Bill Austin
|DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1928|10|18
Birthplace=San Pedro, CA
DateOfDeath=
Position=Head CoachOffensive lineman
College=Oregon State
DraftedYear=1949
DraftedRound=13 / Pick 126
DatabaseFootball=AUSTIBIL01
DatabaseFootballCoach=AUSTIBIL01
PFR=AustBi00
Awards=
Records=
player=yes
years=1949-1957
teams=New York Giants
coach=yes
coachingyears=1966-1968
1970
coachingteams=Pittsburgh Steelers Washington Redskins
Record=17-36-3
ProBowls=1
HOF=William Lee Austin (born
October 18 ,1928 in San Pedro,California ) is a former NFL player and coach, having played for theNew York Giants for 7 seasons (1949-50, 1953-57) and served as head coach of thePittsburgh Steelers from 1966 to 1968.Bill played for
Oregon State University in college, earning All-Coast honors as a tackle in 1948. He also played in the 1949 East-West Shrine Game.Austin coached for the
Green Bay Packers during their "dynasty" years of the mid 1960s before becoming thePittsburgh Steelers head coach. During his years with the Steelers he failed in producing a winning season, going 11-28-3. He was replaced in 1969 by the legendary Hall of Fame coachChuck Noll . Austin coached the 1970Washington Redskins after the death of the legendaryVince Lombardi for a single season before retiring from football.He was inducted into the
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.External links
* [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=AUSTIBIL01 Bill Austin player stats]
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