CHS three-sport star, played college football at Tennessee Tech. An all-Upper Cumberland quarterback in high school (also starred in basketball and baseball), he walked on at TTU as a freshman and earned a scholarship.  Played special teams and linebacker his first two seasons and started at defensive end his final two seasons. A member of the Grantland Rice Bowl and OVC champ team in 1972. Once had eight quarterback sacks in an OVC game.

“I am truly humbled by this,” Austin said.  “This means as much to me as getting voted into a professional hall of fame would.

“The best four years of my life were playing here.  Thank you.”