Cliff Austin

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Cliff Austin
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1960-03-02) March 2, 1960 (age 63)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Avondale (Avondale Estates, Georgia)
College: Clemson
NFL draft: 1983  / Round: 3 / Pick: 66
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:58
Rushing yards:445
Touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Clifford Austin (born March 2, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected in the third round of the 1983 NFL draft. Austin played in a total of 58 career NFL games while making three starts. [1]

Austin was also a star running back on Clemson’s 1981 championship team.

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References

  1. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia (first ed.). Sterling Publishing. 2007. p.  44. ISBN   978-1-4027-4216-3.