Mike Howell
| Date of birth: | July 5, 1943 |
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| Place of birth: | West Monroe, Louisiana |
Career information | |
| Position(s): | Safety |
| College: | Grambling State |
| NFL Draft: | 1965 / Round: 8 / Pick 111 |
Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1965-1972 1972 |
Cleveland Browns Miami Dolphins |
Career stats | |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Michael Lionel Howell (born July 5, 1943 in West Monroe, Louisiana) was an American football defensive back who played with the National Football League's Cleveland Browns and the Miami Dolphins. Howell was drafted by the Browns in the eighth round of the 1965 NFL Draft out of Grambling State.[1]
A college quarterback,[2] Howell converted to defensive back in the NFL. He began as a cornerback, winning a starting job in 1966, and moved to free safety in 1968.[2] Howell did not miss a league game during his career in Cleveland,[2] and intercepted 27 passes during his NFL career.[3]
In 2012, the Cleveland Plain Dealer selected Howell as one of the 100 best players in Browns history.[2]
References
- ↑ Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary (Eds.). The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, p. 1402. Sterling Publishing, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Peticca, Mike. "Cleveland Browns' 100 best all-time players: No. 89 -- Mike Howell (video)". Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 16, 2012. Retrieved on May 11, 2013.
- ↑ Neft, David S. & Cohen, Richard M. The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional NFL Football from 1892 to the Present, p. 478. St. Martin's Press, 1991. ISBN 0-312-05089-5.