American football player (born 1975)Player stats at NFL.com

William Dominic Austin (born March 8, 1975 in Washington, D.C.) is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League.

He graduated from Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas where he was a standout scholar and athlete. He got a full scholarship to play Division I football at the University of New Mexico. He attended UNM from 1993–1997 and was an ALL Conference defensive back his sop*re, junior, and senior year. He is on the Lobo all-time great football players. 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

After being diagnosed with stage 4 Cancer, Austin launched the Tackles 4 Cancer Nonprofit. His mission to *ist other Cancer patients with transportation to and from their life saving treatments served as the fundamental mission of the organization. Now Cancer free for 2 years, he has hosted over 20 events with celebrities and was featured as an inspirational figure by Beyonce's BeGood Foundation.

References

External links

• nfl.com player page
• Billy Austin's stats
• Tackles4Cancer Website
• Beyonce Be Good Feature
• Tackles 4 Cancer on Houston Life