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American football player (1947–2014)

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American football player

Ocie Austin

No. 37, 28

Position:

Defensive back

Personal information

Born:

(1947-01-08)January 8, 1947
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.

Died:

July 22, 2014(2014-07-22) (aged 67)
Vallejo, California, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

200 lb (91 kg)

Career information

High school:

Berkeley (Berkeley, California)

College:

Utah State

NFL draft:

1968 / round: 10 / pick: 257

Career history

Baltimore Colts (1968–1969)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1970–1971)

Career highlights and awards

NFL champion (1968)

Career NFL statistics

Games:	49
Starts:	16
Interceptions:	3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ocie Moore Austin (January 8, 1947 – July 22, 2014) was a professional American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He attended Utah State University. He was one of the fifteen plaintiffs in Mackey v. National Football League in which Judge Earl R. Larson declared that the Rozelle rule was a violation of antitrust laws on December 30, 1975.

External links

NFL.com profile

References

Wallace, William N. "Rozelle Rule Found In Antitrust Violation," The New York Times, Wednesday, December 31, 1975. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
Mackey v. National Football League, 407 F. Supp. 1000 (D. Minn. 1975) – Justia.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

v t e Baltimore Colts 1968 NFL/AFL draft selections
John Williams Bob Grant Rich O'Hara Jim Duncan Paul Elzey Anthony Andrews Tommy Davis Terry Cole Ocie Austin Ed Tomlin Bill Pickens James Jackson Howard Tennebar Charles Mitchell Jeff Beaver Walt Blackledge Roy Pedersen

v t e Baltimore Colts 1968 NFL champions
2 Timmy Brown 15 Earl Morrall 16 Jim Ward 19 Johnny Unitas 20 Jerry Logan 21 Rick Volk 25 Alex Hawkins 26 Preston Pearson 27 Ray Perkins 28 Jimmy Orr 32 Mike Curtis 34 Terry Cole 37 Ocie Austin 40 Bobby Boyd 41 Tom Matte 43 Lenny Lyles 45 Jerry Hill 47 Charlie Stukes 49 David Lee 50 Bill Curry 51 Bob Grant 52 Dick Szymanski 53 Dennis Gaubatz 55 Ron Porter 61 Cornelius Johnson 62 Glenn Ressler 64 Sid Williams 66 Don Shinnick 71 Dan Sullivan 72 Bob Vogel 73 Sam Ball 74 Billy Ray Smith Sr. 75 John Williams 76 Fred Miller 78 Bubba Smith 79 Lou Michaels 80 Gail Cogdill 81 Ordell Braase 84 Tom Mitchell 85 Roy Hilton 87 Willie Richardson 88 John Mackey
Head coach: Don Shula
Coaches: Bill Arnsparger Dick Bielski Don McCafferty Chuck Noll John Sandusky

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