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… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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| 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 |