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Gene Howard

William Eugene Howard

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: December 22, 1946 in Little Rock, AR
College: Langston

Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 7th round (175th overall) of the 1968 Draft

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1968 22 NOR LCB 14 0 8 42 0 12 5.3 23 533 0 36 23.2 575
1969 23 NOR LCB 14 0 9 73 0 30 8.1 9 227 0 86 25.2 300
1970 24 NOR 8 0 5 14 0 5 2.8 14
1971 25 RAM RCB 14 14 7 164 0 34 23.4 164
1972 26 RAM RCB 13 13 2 51 0 28 25.5 51
Career 63 27 22 129 0 30 5.9 41 975 0 86 23.8 1104
3 yrs NOR 36 0 22 129 0 30 5.9 32 760 0 86 23.8 889
2 yrs STL 27 27 9 215 0 34 23.9 215

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1968 22 NOR LCB 14 0 3 51 0 35 2 2 0 0
1969 23 NOR LCB 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
1971 25 RAM RCB 14 14 6 99 0 35 0 2 6 1
1972 26 RAM RCB 13 13 3 26 1 24
Career 63 27 14 176 1 35 4 4 6 1
3 yrs NOR 36 0 5 51 0 35 4 2 0 0
2 yrs STL 27 27 9 125 1 35 0 2 6 1

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1971 25 RAM RCB 14 14 1 6
1972 26 RAM RCB 13 13 1 6
Career 63 27 1 1 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1971 NFL 1 (9)
1972 NFL 1 (7)

Kick Returns

1968 NFL 23 (10)

Long Kick Return

1969 NFL 86 (7)

Long Punt Return

1969 NFL 30 (10)

Kick & Punt Returns

1968 NFL 31 (10)

Fumble Return TD

1971 NFL 1 (1)

Interceptions

1971 NFL 6 (9)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1972 NFL 1 (4)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)