Houston Antwine

Houston J. "Twine" Antwine (April 11, 1939 – December 26, 2011) was an American football defensive tackle who played twelve seasons in the American Football League and the National Football League. Born in Louise, Mississippi, he attended Manassas High School in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was named an All-Memphis guard in 1956 and 1957.

Antwine played college football as a two-way lineman at Southern Illinois University, where he also wrestled for the Salukis. He was named a Little All-American in football and finished second in the NAIA heavyweight division in wrestling. In 1958, the Williamson National Football Rating System selected him an All-American at defensive tackle. His teammates voted him team MVP in 1960, the season the Salukis won the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, then known as the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. He earned All-Conference honors in two consecutive years. Antwine played in the 1961 Chicago All-Star Game against the Philadelphia Eagles.