Thomas Howard, Sr.
For other people named Thomas Howard, see Thomas Howard (disambiguation).
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 18, 1954 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lubbock, Texas | ||||||||
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| College: | Texas Tech | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67 | ||||||||
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James Thomas Howard, Sr.[1] (born August 18, 1954) is a former American football linebacker from Texas Tech University, who played nine seasons in the National Football League. His son, Thomas Howard, played in the NFL as a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons. The elder Howard wore the jersey number #52 for the Kansas City Chiefs and #59 for the St. Louis Cardinals. He returned 3 fumble recoveries for touchdowns: one in 1980 against the Denver Broncos, one in 1981 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and one in 1984 against the New England Patriots.[2]
References
- ↑ "Tom Howard". databasefootball.com. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ↑ "Every Touchdown Scored by Tom Howard". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
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