David Howard (linebacker)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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| Date of birth: | December 8, 1961 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Enterprise, Alabama | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Long Beach Polytechnic (CA) | ||||
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Oregon State Long Beach State |
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| Supplemental draft: | 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players / Round: 3 | ||||
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| Games: | 120 |
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David Howard (born December 8, 1961 in Enterprise, Alabama) is a former American football linebacker who played for eight seasons in the National Football League from 1985 to 1992. He also played for the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League. He played college football at Oregon State University and Long Beach State University.
Howard attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School. He accepted a scholarship from Oregon State University and was a starter as a freshman at linebacker, but decided to transfer to Long Beach State at the end of the season.
He was named the starter at middle linebacker as a sophomore. As a senior, he registered 89 tackles (51 solo), 6 tackles for loss and 2 fumble recoveries. He finished his career with 242 tackles, 17 sacks, 6 interceptions and 16 passes defensed.
In 1998, he was inducted into the Long Beach State Hall of Fame.
Howard was selected in the 1984 USFL Territorial Draft by the Los Angeles Express. He was a starter the two years he played for the team.
He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players. In 1985, he replaced an injured Scott Studwell and received 4 starts after the twelfth game of the season. The next year he was named the starter at right outside linebacker and registered 88 tackles (55 solo) despite missing three games with a hyper-extended right elbow.
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