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William Dominic Austin (born March 8, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL).
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Position: | Cornerback | ||
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Born: | Washington, D.C., U.S. | March 8, 1975||
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High school: | Kempner (Sugar Land, Texas) | ||
College: | New Mexico | ||
Undrafted: | 1998 | ||
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He graduated from Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas. He played college football at New Mexico. He attended the University of New Mexico from 1993 to 1997 and was an All-Conference defensive back his sophomore, junior, and senior years. 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 edit
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 treatments served as the fundamental mission of the organization. Now cancer-free, he has hosted over 20 events with celebrities and was featured as an inspirational figure by Beyonce's BeGood Foundation.[1]
References edit
- ^ Austin, Billy (2017-11-21). "Beyonce Names Billy Dominic Austin an Inspiration (BeGood Foundation)". www.beyonce.com/inspiration-dominic-austin/. Archived from the original on 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
External links edit
- nfl.com player page
- Billy Austin's stats
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- Tackles4Cancer Website
- Beyonce Be Good Feature Archived 2017-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Tackles 4 Cancer on Houston Life Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine