Howie Long

Howard Michael Long

Position: DE-NT
Height: 6-5 Weight: 268 lbs.

Born: January 6, 1960 in Somerville, MA
College: Villanova (school history)
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 95 (202nd overall since 1950)

Relatives: Father of Chris Long and Kyle Long
8-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2000, finalist in 1999

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All-Time Rank: #232. Terrell Owens… #233. Steve Hutchinson… #234. Lawrence Taylor… #235. HOWIE LONG… #236. Troy Aikman… #237. Cornelius Bennett… #238. John Lynch…

All-Time Rank: #232. Terrell Owens… #233. Steve Hutchinson… #234. Lawrence Taylor… #235. HOWIE LONG… #236. Troy Aikman… #237. Cornelius Bennett… #238. John Lynch…

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty	AV
1981	21	OAK		75	16	0															1
1982	22	RAI	LDE	75	9	5	5.5														4
1983*	23	RAI	LDE	75	16	16	13.0						0	0	2	0	0				14
1984*+	24	RAI	LDE	75	16	16	12.0						0	0	2	4	0				17
1985*+	25	RAI	LDE	75	16	16	10.0														18
1986*	26	RAI	LDE	75	13	12	7.5						0	0	2	0	0				8
1987*	27	RAI	LDE	75	14	14	4.0						0	0	2	0	0				11
1988	28	RAI	lde	75	7	6	3.0	1	73	0	73	0									3
1989*	29	RAI	LDE	75	14	11	5.0						0	0	1	0	0				9
1990	30	RAI	LDE	75	12	11	6.0						0	0	1	1	0				6
1991	31	RAI	LDE	75	14	13	3.0	1	11	0	11	0									6
1992*	32	RAI	LDE	75	16	16	9.0														12
1993*	33	RAI	LDE	75	16	16	6.0														10
Career					179	152	84.0	2	84	0	73	0	0	0	10	5	0				119

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4	Mark Gastineau, Lee Roy Selmon, Bubba Smith, Kris Jenkins, Richard Dent, Jack Youngblood*, Leonard Marshall, Michael Carter, John Abraham, Thurman McGraw
5	Mark Gastineau, Bubba Smith, Jack Youngblood, Jared Allen, Lee Roy Selmon, Jevon Kearse, Rosey Grier, Michael Carter, John Randle*, Chester McGlockton
6	John Randle, Mark Gastineau, Michael Strahan, Richard Dent, Kevin Williams, Keith Millard, Jared Allen, Michael Carter, Gene Brito, Bob Lilly*
7	L.C. Greenwood, Jared Allen, Gene Brito, Mark Gastineau, Clyde Simmons, Michael Strahan, Buck Buchanan, Richard Seymour, Deacon Jones, Lee Roy Selmon*
8	Hugh Douglas, Mark Gastineau, Jared Allen, L.C. Greenwood, Kris Jenkins, Willie Davis*, Bubba Smith, Michael Strahan, Bill Stanfill, Clyde Simmons
9	Bill Stanfill, L.C. Greenwood, Hugh Douglas, Mark Gastineau, Steve McMichael, Clyde Simmons, Richard Seymour, Jim Katcavage, La'Roi Glover, Gene Brito
10	Richard Seymour, Bill Stanfill, Claude Humphrey, L.C. Greenwood, Hugh Douglas, Clyde Simmons, Jim Katcavage, Gene Brito, Steve McMichael, Rosey Grier
11	Jim Katcavage, Richard Seymour, Claude Humphrey, Clyde Simmons, Rosey Grier, Bill Stanfill, L.C. Greenwood, Steve McMichael, Michael Dean Perry, Gene Brito
12	L.C. Greenwood, Claude Humphrey, Richard Dent, Neil Smith, Jim Katcavage, Ray Childress, La'Roi Glover, Dan Hampton, Harvey Martin, Steve McMichael
13	L.C. Greenwood, Neil Smith, Claude Humphrey, Buck Buchanan, Ray Childress, Richard Dent, Dan Hampton, La'Roi Glover, Chris Doleman, Jim Katcavage
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989 1992 1993	First-Team All-Pro 1984 1985	Approximate Value 1984 NFL 17 (6) 1985 NFL 18 (4)	Long Intercep. Return 1988 NFL 73 (8)
Sacks 1983 NFL 13.0 (9) Career 84.0 (45)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1983	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1983	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1983	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1983	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1983	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1983	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1983	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1984	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1984	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1984	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1985	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1985	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1985	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1985	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1986	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1986	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1989	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1990	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI

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