Thomas Howard Sr.

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Thomas Howard
No. 52, 59
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1954-08-18) August 18, 1954 (age 69)
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Career information
College:Texas Tech
NFL draft:1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:7
Sacks:4.0
Fumble recoveries:8
Player 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 (NFL). 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Tom Howard". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  2. ^ "Every Touchdown Scored by Tom Howard". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-10-06.