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==Early life== Steve Austin was born Steven James Anderson on December 18, 1964, in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>[[Stone Cold Steve Austin#AustinRoss2003|Steve Austin.''The Stone Cold Truth'']] (p.9)</ref><ref name="BiographyBio">{{cite web |date=March 15, 2021 |title='Stone Cold' Steve Austin |url=https://www.biography.com/athlete/stone-cold-steve-austin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202953/https://www.biography.com/athlete/stone-cold-steve-austin |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=Biography}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Stone Cold' Steve Austin |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/austin.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220195512/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/austin.html |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |access-date=January 23, 2020 |website=canoe.com}}</ref> After his parents divorced, his mother moved the family to [[Victoria, Texas]], raising Austin and his two brothers, Scott and Kevin, as a single parent. She later married Ken Williams, who adopted the children; Austin's name was legally changed to Steven James Williams. The family eventually settled in [[Edna, Texas]]. Austin also has a third brother, Jeff, and a sister, Jennifer.<ref name="truth10">[[Stone Cold Steve Austin#AustinRoss2003|Steve Austin. ''The Stone Cold Truth'']] (pp. 10, 12β13),</ref><ref name="BSR">{{cite web |last=Austin |first=Steve |title=Bio β Steve Austin Broken Skull Ranch |url=http://brokenskullranch.com/bio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219182321/http://brokenskullranch.com/bio |archive-date=February 19, 2016 |access-date=August 29, 2014 |work=Broken Skull Ranch}}</ref> He attended [[Edna High School]] and played college football at [[Wharton County Junior College]] before transferring to the [[University of North Texas]].<ref name="BSR" /> He began as a [[linebacker]] but switched to [[defensive end]] after a knee injury.<ref name="OutOfTheRing">{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Luiane |date=April 18, 2011 |title='Stone Cold' Steve Austin is out of the ring but still in front of the camera |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20110418__Stone_Cold__Steve_Austin_is_out_of_the_ring_but_still_in_front_of_the_camera.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201552/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20110418__Stone_Cold__Steve_Austin_is_out_of_the_ring_but_still_in_front_of_the_camera.html |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 5, 2015 |title=Stone Cold Steve Austin on Johnny Manziel: The pressure is on that cat |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2015/11/06/stone-cold-steve-austin-on-johnny-manziel-the-pressure-is-on-that-cat/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202534/https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2015/11/06/stone-cold-steve-austin-on-johnny-manziel-the-pressure-is-on-that-cat/ |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]}}</ref><ref name="OTR">{{cite web |date=May 6, 1998 |title=The TSN Off The Record Stone Cold Steve Austin interview |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1998/05/06/the-bottom-line/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202501/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1998/05/06/the-bottom-line/ |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=Slam Wrestling}}</ref><ref name="Complex">{{cite web |last1=Sibor |first1=Doug |last2=Silvers |first2=Adam |last3=Evans |first3=Gavin |date=December 18, 2014 |title=35 Things You Didn't Know About "Stone Cold" Steve Austin |url=https://www.complex.com/sports/2014/12/35-things-you-did-not-know-about-stone-cold-steve-austin/stone-cold-steve-austin-3-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203217/https://www.complex.com/sports/2014/12/35-things-you-did-not-know-about-stone-cold-steve-austin/stone-cold-steve-austin-3-16 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=Complex}}</ref> Austin developed an early interest in professional wrestling, regularly watching [[Houston Wrestling]] promoted by [[Paul Boesch]].<ref name="411HOF">{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Steve |date=November 9, 2012 |title=411 Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2012: Steve Austin |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/411-wrestling-hall-of-fame-class-of-2012-steve-austin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204027/https://411mania.com/wrestling/411-wrestling-hall-of-fame-class-of-2012-steve-austin/ |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=411Mania}}</ref><ref name="HouChron">{{cite web |last=Hoffman |first=Ken |url=https://www.chron.com/life/article/Hall-of-Fame-opens-to-wrestler-Stone-Cold-Steve-1730328.php |title=Hall of Fame opens to wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin |date=3 April 2009 |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=[[Houston Chronicle]] |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201459/https://www.chron.com/life/article/Hall-of-Fame-opens-to-wrestler-Stone-Cold-Steve-1730328.php |url-status=live }}</ref> While in college, he lived near the [[Dallas Sportatorium]], where [[World Class Championship Wrestling]] (WCCW) held events.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kirkland |first=Justin |date=April 18, 2021 |title=My Lunch Date With Stone Cold Steve Austin and His Mom's Frito Pie |url=https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a36132558/stone-cold-steve-austin-frito-pie-recipe/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620141413/https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a36132558/stone-cold-steve-austin-frito-pie-recipe/ |archive-date=June 20, 2021 |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=Esquire}}</ref><ref name="CAC">{{cite web |last=Oliver |first=Greg |date=May 18, 2012 |title=Laughs and sage advice from Austin at CAC banquet |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2012/05/18/laughs-and-sage-advice-from-austin-at-cac-banquet |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630031305/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2012/05/18/laughs-and-sage-advice-from-austin-at-cac-banquet/ |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=Slam Wrestling}}</ref> He legally changed his name to Steve Austin in December 2007.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
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