Desmond Howard
American football player (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is an American former football wide receiver and return specialist who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, where he was a two-time All-American, including a unanimous All-American selection in 1991, winning the Heisman Trophy. He was selected fourth overall in the 1992 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. Howard spent most of his career on special teams as a return specialist and holds the NFL single season record for punt return yardage. With the Green Bay Packers, Howard was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI after setting an NFL record for punt return yards and returning a kickoff for a 99-yard touchdown, the longest return in Super Bowl history at the time. To date, he is the only special teams player to receive the award. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Position: | Wide receiver Return specialist | ||||||||||||
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Born: | (1970-05-15) May 15, 1970 (age 53) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio) | ||||||||||||
College: | Michigan (1988–1991) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | ||||||||||||
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