Ocie Austin
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born | (1947-01-08)January 8, 1947Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 22, 2014(2014-07-22) (aged 67)Vallejo, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Berkeley (Berkeley, California) | ||||||||
| College | Utah State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1968: 10th round, 257th overall pick | ||||||||
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Ocie Moore Austin (January 8, 1947 – July 22, 2014) was an American professional footballdefensive 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.[1][2]
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.
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- Players of American football from Norfolk, Virginia
- American football defensive backs
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