American football player
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1954-08-18) August 18, 1954 (age 70) Lubbock, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Texas Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 3 / pick: 67 | ||||||||
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James Thomas Howard Sr. (born August 18, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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.
References
- "Tom Howard". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
- "Every Touchdown Scored by Tom Howard". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
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