American football player
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| Position: | Defensive end / Defensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | (1950-07-17)July 17, 1950 Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | February 13, 2005(2005-02-13) (aged 54) Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Clarksdale (MS) Coahoma Agricultural | ||||||
| College: | Alcorn State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1974 / round: 2 / pick: 39 | ||||||
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Billy Howard Sr. (July 17, 1950 – February 13, 2005) was an American professional football defensive lineman who played three seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 1974 NFL draft. He played college football at Alcorn State University and attended Coahoma Agricultural High School in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Howard was also a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Howard died February 13, 2005, in Grand Prairie, Texas, at the age of 54.
References
- "BILLY HOWARD". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- "Billy Howard Obituary (1950 - 2005) - Grand Prairie, TX - Star-Telegram". www.legacy.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
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- 1950 births
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- American football defensive ends
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- Alcorn State Braves football players
- Detroit Lions players
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Players of American football from Clarksdale, Mississippi
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen