30 Facts About Sid Justin

Sid Justin played for the Los Angeles Rams, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Baltimore Colts after playing college football at Los Angeles Southwest and Long Beach State.

Sid Justin played for the minor league Southern California Rhinos and was briefly with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs, as well as the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League.

Sid Justin was born on August 14,1954, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Sid Justin attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California, being a gymnast rather than a football player.

Sid Justin started attending Los Angeles Southwest College in 1973 after his graduation from Crenshaw and was convinced by his friends to begin playing football.

Sid Justin was a starter as both a freshman and sophomore, before transferring to Long Beach State in 1975.

Sid Justin saw extensive playing time in his first year at Long Beach State and became a starter for his senior season.

Sid Justin was named All-Pacific Coast Athletic Association in his last year at cornerback.

Sid Justin spent the entire 1977 season as a free agent.

In 1978, he trained with several Los Angeles Rams players and one of them convinced the team to give Sid Justin an invite to the spring minicamp.

Sid Justin was waived by the Rams on August 13,1980, and was then claimed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Sid Justin played two games for the Blue Bombers, posting one interception return for two yards before being released at the end of the month.

Sid Justin returned to the NFL and signed with the Buffalo Bills in February 1981.

Sid Justin joined the Baltimore Colts for the 1982 season.

Sid Justin made the team and was the starting right cornerback to begin the season.

Sid Justin appeared in a total of five games, two as a starter, before suffering a cracked vertebrae which sidelined him for the rest of the season.

Sid Justin began as an assistant to Harold Daniels at Harbor Junior College, before becoming a coach at Westchester High School in Los Angeles.

Sid Justin subsequently served two years as defensive coordinator at Granada Hills High School before accepting a position as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for the semi-professional Ventura Cardinals.

The Cardinals folded after one season, and Sid Justin then went to Taft High School as defensive backs coach, helping them reach the city championship.

In 2012, Sid Justin became one of many former players to file lawsuits against the NFL for concussion-related injuries.

Sid Justin liked music from a young age, and participated in several talent shows in high school.

Sid Justin auditioned for the vocal group The Miracles in 1978 and was given the job, but turned it down to continue his football career.

Sid Justin worked with Hawk Wolinski in producing the soundtrack for Wildcats.

Sid Justin was part of the songwriting team Sylverspoon Productions, working with artists and groups including Leon Sylvers III, Glen Jones, Lakeside, The Whispers, Dynasty and Shalamar.

Sid Justin went on to join Shalamar soon afterwards as their lead singer, replacing Howard Hewett in 1987.

In 1990, Sid Justin wrote, produced, and performed half of the album Wake Up, the last album recorded by Shalamar before disbanding.

In 1993, Sid Justin joined The Miracles and after several concerts was introduced as lead singer.

Sid Justin has performed with them at numerous locations over many years, later being joined by his brother Kerry.

The National Football League has had Sid Justin sing The Star-Spangled Banner on several occasions prior to games.

Sid Justin published a book on how to play defensive back, titled The Lost Art, in June 2016.