Thomas Howard, Sr.

Thomas Howard
No. 52, 59
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
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 7
Sacks: 4.0
Fumble recoveries: 8
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

  1. "Tom Howard". databasefootball.com. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  2. "Every Touchdown Scored by Tom Howard". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-10-06.