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Ocie Austin Obituary
Jan. 8, 1947 ~ July 22, 2014
Resident of Vallejo
Ocie is a Berkeley High School Sports Hall of Famer, Utah State University graduate, former NFL football player, retired AC Transit bus operator and a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother.
Services will be held Fri., 8/8, 11am, St. Columba Catholic Church, 6401 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made on Ocie's behalf to the Berkeley Athletic Fund, P.O. Box 11525, Berkeley, CA 94712. To ensure your donation is appropriately earmarked, please write "Ocie Austin - Football Memorial" on the memo of the check.
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Tom O'Neil
August 3, 2021
I was fortunate to be a friend and roommate (at Richards Hall) in my freshman year at USU. Ocie taught me, indeed he coached me, to raise my zoology class from a failing grade to a C. Roy didn´t help much , he was too busy staying afloat himself, but Ocie always had time for me. RIP sir. I will always remember those days favorably.
Tom O'Neil
October 15, 2017
Roomed with Ocie in 1965, he was a selfless human being that took time to teach Biology to a kid from New York. He was a great guy, He is missed.
Vicki Jensen
November 19, 2014
I met Ocie Austin at USU. He was one of the nicest people I have ever known in my entire life. We became friends and I was sad when he left to play football for Baltimore but happy for him because he loved the game and he was an amazing football player and human being. May you rest in peace Ocie, my friend forever.
August 26, 2014
Ocie, May you rest in Peace it was a pleasure to know you and enjoy your company back in the day in Pittsburgh Pa. It's funny I thought about you on your birthday and wondered how you were.
May God continue to bless your family,
Vonnie
Cheryl Sunada Whitelaw
August 10, 2014
I knew Ocie at Utah State University. I loved watching him play there then later on TV as a professional football player. Best wishes to the family.
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