Dixie Howell

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Dixie Howell
Date of birth	November 24, 1912
Place of birth	Hartford, AL
Date of death	March 2, 1971 (aged 58)
Position(s)	Quarterback (college) Running back Head Coach
College	Alabama
Jersey Number	30
Career Record	36-35-5
Stats
Playing Stats	Pro Football Reference
Playing Stats	NFL.com
Playing Stats	DatabaseFootball
Team(s) as a player
1937	Washington Redskins
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1938-1941 1947-1950	Arizona State (HC) U. of Idaho (HC)
College Football Hall of Fame

Millard "Dixie" Howell (November 24, 1912 – March 2, 1971) was an American football running back and head coach.

[edit] College career

Howell played college football at the University of Alabama from 1932 to 1934. He was a consensus All-America selection in 1934 at the quarterback position, as well as being know as a good punter. He is also a member of the all-time Rose Bowl team and was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1970.

[edit] NFL career

In 1937, Howell briefly played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.

[edit] Coaching career

Howell started his coaching career at Arizona State University, where he was the head coach from 1938 to 1941, compiling a 23-15-4 record. He then went on to coach at the University of Idaho from 1947 to 1950 and compiled a record of 13-20-1.

[edit] Trivia

• He has an uncredited role in the 1936 movie, The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as a football player.[1]
• In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, in an attempt to cheer up her brother, tells him he resembles Dixie Howell.

[edit] External links

Biography at HickokSports.com: [2]

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