Darnell Autry

Darnell Autry
Darnell Autry
Date of birth: June 19, 1976 (1976-06-19) (age 35)
Place of birth: Wiesbaden, Germany, United States
Career information
Position(s): Running back
College: Northwestern
NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 4 / Pick: 105
Organizations
 As player:
1997
2000		 Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles
Playing stats at NFL.com

Harrington Darnell Autry (born June 19, 1976) is a former American football player who played college football at Northwestern University. In his sophomore season, he helped lead the Northwestern Wildcats to the Big Ten Championship and the 1996 Rose Bowl. Autry finished fourth for that year's Heisman Trophy and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated after a Northwestern victory over Penn State.

In his junior season, he led Northwestern to another share of the Big Ten championship. After the season, Autry sued the NCAA to be allowed to act in a movie since he was a theater major and he did not want to lose NCAA eligibility. The NCAA initially rejected his claims but eventually relented.[1] He was then drafted in the 1997 NFL Draft where he had little success playing for the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles.[2]

Autry auditioned for a role in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday but was turned down because "he didn't look like a football player." Autry was a theatre major in college and had acted before.

References

  1. ^ http://www.hllaw.com/a_amateur.html
  2. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/AutrDa00.htm

External links

Preceded by
Dennis Lundy		 Northwestern Wildcat's Starting Running Back
1995-1996		 Succeeded by
Adrian Autry
v · d · eChicago Bears 1997 NFL Draft selections
John Allred • Bob Sapp • Darnell Autry • Marcus Robinson • Van Hiles • Shawn Swayda • Richard Hogans • Ricky Parker • Mike Miano • Marvin Thomas
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