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Chuck Howley

Charles Louis Howley

Position: LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: June 28, 1936 in Wheeling, WV
College: West Virginia

6-time Pro Bowler & 5-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1958 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
1958 22 CHI 12 0 1 4 0 4
1959 23 CHI 3 0 0 1 0 0
1961 25 DAL LLB/rlb 13 13 1 5 0 5
1962 26 DAL RLB 14 0 2 33 0 21 0 1 0 0
1963 27 DAL LLB 14 0 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 0
1964 28 DAL LLB 12 9 2 27 0 21
1965* 29 DAL LLB 14 0 0 2 58 0
1966*+ 30 DAL LLB 14 0 0 1 97 1
1967*+ 31 DAL LLB 14 0 1 28 1 28 0 1 0 0
1968*+ 32 DAL LLB 14 0 6 115 1 58 0 1 0 0
1969*+ 33 DAL RLB 14 0 2 37 0 28 0 1 0 0
1970+ 34 DAL RLB 14 0 2 18 0 17 0 3 36 0
1971* 35 DAL RLB 14 0 5 122 0 53 0 3 0 0
1972 36 DAL RLB 13 0 1 7 0 7 0 2 0 0
1973 37 DAL 1 0
Career 180 22 25 399 2 58 0 18 191 1
13 yrs DAL 165 22 24 395 2 58 0 17 191 1
2 yrs CHI 15 0 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 0

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
1963 27 DAL LLB 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
1966*+ 30 DAL LLB 14 0 1 30 0 30 30.0 30
Career 180 22 2 32 0 30 16.0 32

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1964 28 DAL LLB 12 9 1 37 37 0 37.0
Career 180 22 1 37 37 0 37.0

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
1966*+ 30 DAL LLB 14 0 1 6
1967*+ 31 DAL LLB 14 0 1 6
1968*+ 32 DAL LLB 14 0 1 6
Career 180 22 1 2 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1970 NFL Super Bowl MVP

Pro Bowls

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1971

1st-team All-Pro

1966
1967
1968
1969
1970

Non-Offensive TDs

1966 NFL 1 (7)
1968 NFL 1 (9)

Fumbles Recovered

Career 18 (123)

Fumble Return Yds

1965 NFL 58 (6)
1966 NFL 97 (1-- 22)

1970 NFL 36 (6)
Career 191 (5)

Fumble Return TD

1966 NFL 1 (1)

Interceptions

1968 NFL 6 (10)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1968 NFL 115 (7)
1971 NFL 122 (7)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1967 NFL 1 (8)
1968 NFL 1 (3)

   

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)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1963 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1966 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1966 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1966 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1966 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1966 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1967 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1967 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1967 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1967 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1967 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1968 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1968 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1968 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1968 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1968 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1969 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1969 - Hall of Fame: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1969 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1970 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1970 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1971 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1971 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL