{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Use American English|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Darnell Autry | number = 21, 24 | position = Running back | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|06|19|mf=y}} | birth_place = Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 210 | high_school = Tempe {{avoid wrap|(Tempe, Arizona, U.S.)}} | college = Northwestern | draftyear = 1997 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 105 | pastteams = * Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1997}}) * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1998|2000}}) | highlights = * First-team All-American (1996) * Second-team All-American (1995) * 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1995, 1996) | statlabel1 = Rushing yards | statvalue1 = 653 | statlabel2 = Rushing average | statvalue2 = 2.9 | statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns | statvalue3 = 4 | statlabel4 = Receptions | statvalue4 = 33 | statlabel5 = Receiving yards | statvalue5 = 334 | statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns | statvalue6 = 1 | pfr = AutrDa00 }}
'''Harrington Darnell Autry''' (born June 19, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats.
==College career== In his sophomore season, he helped lead the 1995 Northwestern Wildcats to the Big Ten Conference championship and the 1996 Rose Bowl. Autry finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting for 1995 and appeared on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' after a Northwestern victory over Penn State. He finished seventh in the 1996 Heisman Trophy balloting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1996.html|title=1996 Heisman Trophy Voting|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>
In his junior season, he led Northwestern to another share of the Big Ten championship. After the season, Autry sued the NCAA to be allowed to act in a movie since he was a theater major and he did not want to lose NCAA eligibility. The NCAA initially rejected his claims but eventually relented.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hllaw.com/a_amateur.html |title=Hendricks & Lewis |access-date=2014-02-09 |archive-date=2008-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222221641/http://www.hllaw.com/a_amateur.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Professional career== Autry was selected in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears, where he played for one season, and also played one season for the Philadelphia Eagles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AutrDa00.htm|title=Darnell Autry Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" |+College statistics |- ! rowspan=2|Year ! rowspan=2|Team ! rowspan=2|G ! colspan=5|Rushing ! colspan=5|Receiving |- ! Att !! Yards !! Avg !! Long !! TD !! Rec !! Yards !! Avg !! Long !! TD |- ! 1994 !! Northwestern | 11 || 120 || 556 || 4.6 || {{ndash}} || 1 || 7 || 83 || '''11.9''' || {{ndash}} || 0 |- ! 1995 !! Northwestern | '''12''' || '''387''' || '''1,785''' || 4.6 || {{ndash}} || '''17''' || '''27''' || 168 || 6.2 || {{ndash}} || '''1''' |- ! 1996 !! Northwestern | 11 || 280 || 1,452 || '''5.2''' || {{ndash}} || '''17''' || 26 || '''196''' || 7.5 || {{ndash}} || '''1''' |- ! colspan="2"|[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/darnell-autry-1.html Career] ! 34 || 787 !! 3,793 !! 4.8 !! {{ndash}} !! 35 !! 51 !! 378 !! 7.4 !! {{ndash}} !! 2 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0042642}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Autry, Darnell}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:American football running backs Category:American male actors Category:Northwestern Wildcats football players Category:Chicago Bears players Category:Philadelphia Eagles players Category:Players of American football from Tempe, Arizona