Bill Austin

William Lee Austin (born October 18, 1928) is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League, having played for the New York Giants for seven seasons (1949–50, 1953–57) and served as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1966 to 1968.

Bill played for Oregon State University in college, earning All-Coast honors as a tackle in 1948. He also played in the 1949 East-West Shrine Game.

Austin coached for the Green Bay Packers during their "dynasty" years of the mid 1960s before becoming the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach. During his years with the Steelers he failed in producing a winning season, going 11-28-3. He was replaced in 1969 by the legendary Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll. Austin coached the 1970 Washington Redskins after the death of the legendary Vince Lombardi for a single season. He was a long time assistant coach in the NFL in the 1970s and 1980's, as well as the Offensive Line Coach for the New York Giants in the early 1980's.

He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.