Thomas Howard, Sr.
| No. 52, 59 | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | August 18, 1954 |
| Place of birth: | Lubbock, Texas |
| Career information | |
| College: | Texas Tech |
| NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67 |
Career history | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
| Interceptions: | 7 |
| Sacks: | 4.0 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 8 |
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Stats at NFL.com | |
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.