Desmond Howard
Howard in Austin, Texas
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| Position: | Return Specialist | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 15, 1970 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Cleveland (OH) St. Joseph | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | ||||||||
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| Total return yards: | 10,854 |
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| Receiving yards: | 1,597 |
| Total touchdowns: | 17 |
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Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is a former National Football League (NFL) player. Howard was known mostly as a return specialist but also played wide receiver. He is currently a college football analyst for ESPN.
He played football for the University of Michigan from 1989 to 1991 and won the Heisman Trophy in 1991. He played professional football in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins (1992–1994), Jacksonville Jaguars (1995), Green Bay Packers (1996, 1999), Oakland Raiders (1997–1998) and Detroit Lions (1999–2002). Howard was voted the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI against the New England Patriots and is the first and currently the only special teams player to win the award. He is one of only four players to win both the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP: Roger Staubach, Jim Plunkett and Marcus Allen are the others. Howard was ranked the ninth greatest return specialist in NFL history by NFL Network's NFL Top 10 return aces. On July 16, 2011, Howard was inducted into the 2011 class of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Howard was born in Cleveland, Ohio and earned All-American and All-Ohio honors as a tailback during his senior season at St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio, scoring 18 touchdowns with a record-breaking 5,392 rushing yards, as well as 10 interceptions on defense. He earned three varsity letters each in track and football, as well as one in basketball.
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