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Bill Austin
William Lee Austin
Position: G-T
Height: 6-1 Weight: 223 lbs.
Born: October 18, 1928 in San Pedro, CA
College: Oregon State
Career AV: 31 (2925th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 13th round (126th overall) of the 1949 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1949 | 21 | NYG | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1950 | 22 | NYG | RG | 75 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1953 | 25 | NYG | RG | 60 | 12 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1954* | 26 | NYG | LG | 60 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | 27 | NYG | LG | 60 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1956 | 28 | NYG | 60 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1957 | 29 | NYG | LG | 60 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 75 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls |
Fumbles Recovered |
All-Pro Teams
| 1955 | NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL |