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Tom Howard

James Thomas Howard

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: August 18, 1954 in Lubbock, TX
College: Texas Tech

Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 3rd round (67th overall) of the 1977 Draft

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
1977 23 KAN 13 3 1 0 0 0
1978 24 KAN ROLB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1979 25 KAN ROLB 16 16 1 19 0 19
1980 26 KAN LOLB 16 16 0 3 18 1
1981 27 KAN lolb 9 7 0 2 65 1
1982 28 KAN LOLB 9 9 3.0 2 10 0 5 0 1 0 0
1983 29 KAN LOLB 16 16 1.0
1984 30 STL LLB 15 13 2 -4 0 1 0 1 29 1
1985 31 STL 3 2
Career 113 98 4.0 7 25 0 19 0 8 112 3
7 yrs KAN 95 83 4.0 5 29 0 19 0 7 83 2
2 yrs ARI 18 15 2 -4 0 1 0 1 29 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1980 26 KAN LOLB 16 16 1 6
1981 27 KAN lolb 9 7 1 6
1984 30 STL LLB 15 13 1 6
Career 113 98 3 18
7 yrs KAN 95 83 2 12
2 yrs ARI 18 15 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1980 NFL 1 (6)
1981 NFL 1 (10)

Fumble Return Yds

1981 NFL 65 (5)
Career 112 (73)

Fumble Return TD

1980 NFL 1 (1)
1981 NFL 1 (3)
1984 NFL 1 (1)
Career 3 (8)

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)