Daniel Austin

{{short description|Pakistani brigadier}} {{Infobox military person | honorific_prefix = Brigadier General | name = Daniel Austin | honorific_suffix = TBt | image = | caption = | birth_date = 1935 | death_date = 29 December 2013 | burial_label = Buried | burial_place = Lahore, Pakistan | birth_place = Sialkot | death_place = | burial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance = {{PAK}} | branch = {{army|PAK}} | service_years = | rank = 20px Brigadier | service_number = | unit = Cavalry | commands = Director Budget | battles = | battles_label = | awards = Tamgha-e-Basalat | relations = | other_work = Captain of the Pakistan Basketball Team<br> Director General, Pakistan Sports Board }} '''Daniel Austin''' (1935 - 29 December 2013) was a Pakistan Army brigadier of Christian faith.<ref name=dhar>[http://www.dharkan.ca/archive/spring2014/DharkanSpring2014.pdf Dharkan Spring 2014] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205075803/http://dharkan.ca/archive/spring2014/DharkanSpring2014.pdf |date=2015-02-05 }}</ref>

==Early life== He was born in Christian Town, Sialkot in 1935. He attended the CTI School in Sialkot, where he enjoyed athletics, track and field and basketball. He had a lifelong interest in basketball and was captain of his school, college and university teams.<ref name=dhar />

==Sports== Austin captained the Pakistan national basketball team.<ref name=dawn>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1080746|title=Austin memorial service on 25th|first=The Newspaper's Sports|last=Reporter|date=January 17, 2014|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref><ref name=times>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sport/19-Jan-2014/brig-daniel-s-memorial-service-on-25th|title=Daily Times 19 January 2014|work=DailyTimes }}</ref> Under his captaincy the team won silver medals in international championships in Tehran and Lahore. He was also a member of the national basketball team which played test matches against Iran and took part in the Quadrangular Championships in Sri Lanka in 1957. Austin also coordinated the National Boxing Championships in 1985 and the Pakistan-Holland hockey test matches in Islamabad. He was also the Chief Coordinator of the 4th SAF Games held in Islamabad in 1989. Austin also represented Pakistan on a number of international organizations and competitions. He was Pakistan’s deputy chef de mission at the 1982 Asian Games held in Delhi. He also served as Vice President of the Pakistan Olympic Association, the Pakistan Amateur Wrestling Federation,<ref name=dhar /> Chair of the Defence Services Sports Board and Director General, Pakistan Sports Board.<ref name=dawn /><ref name=times />

He served on the Board of the Christian Study Centre and St. John’s High School in Rawalpindi. He also served as Administrator and CEO of the United Christian Hospital, Lahore between 1990 and 1997.<ref name=dhar />

Brigadier Daniel Austin died on 29 December 2013. A memorial service was held at the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection in Lahore on 25 January 2014.<ref name=dawn />

The fourth Kashmir Cup All Pakistan Basketball Championship was postponed for a month as a mark of respect.<ref name=times />

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Austin, Daniel}} Category:Pakistani Christians Category:Pakistan Army brigadiers Category:Pakistani men's basketball players Category:2013 deaths Category:1935 births Category:Pakistan Command and Staff College alumni Category:People from Punjab Province (British India) Category:20th-century Pakistani sportsmen