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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 2, 1960 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Avondale (Avondale Estates, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1983: 3rd round, 66th pick | ||||||||
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Clifford Austin (born March 2, 1960) is an American former professional football running back who played 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, where he was a running back on the 1981 national championship team and was selected in the third round of the 1983 NFL draft. Austin played in 58 career NFL games, starting three. [1]