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Desmond Howard

Desmond Howard
Howard in Austin, Texas
PositionWide receiver / Return specialist
Number80, 81, 18, 82
CaptionHoward in Austin, Texas
Birth DateMay 15, 1970(age 41)
Cleveland, Ohio
Debutyear1992
DebutteamWashington Redskins
Finalyear2002
FinalteamDetroit Lions
Draftyear1992
Draftround1
Draftpick4
CollegeMichigan
Teams * Washington Redskins (1992-1994) * Jacksonville Jaguars (1995) * Green Bay Packers (1996) * Oakland Raiders (1997-1998) * Green Bay Packers (1999) * Detroit Lions (2000-2002)
Highlights * 1991 Heisman Trophy winner * 1991 UPI Player of the Year * 1× Pro Bowl selection (2000) * 2× All-Pro selection (1996, 2000) * Super Bowl champion (XXXI) * Super Bowl XXXI MVP * NFL Alumni Special Teams Player of the Year (2000) * Longest TD kickoff return in Super Bowl history (99 yards) * NFL's Third All-Time Punt Return Touchdown Leader with (8) tied with Rick Upchurch, Jack Christiansen.
Stat1labelTotal Return yards
Stat1value10,854
Stat2labelReceiving yards
Stat2value1,597
Stat3labelTotal Touchdowns
Stat3value17
NflHOW134966
CollegeHOF90203

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Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is a former NFL wide receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner.

He played football for the University of Michigan from 1989 - 1991 and won the Heisman Trophy in 1991. He played professional football in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins (1992 - 1994), Jacksonville Jaguars (1995), Green Bay Packers (1996, 1999), Oakland Raiders (1997 - 1998) and Detroit Lions (1999 - 2002). Howard was voted the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI and is the first and only special teams player to win the award. He is one of only four players to win both the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP; Roger Staubach, Jim Plunkett, and Marcus Allen are the others. Howard was ranked the 9th Greatest Return Specialist in NFL History by NFL Network's NFL Top 10 Return Aces. On July 16, 2011, Howard was inducted into the 2011 Class of the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.

Howard currently works for ESPN as a college football analyst.

Desmond Howard Video

Elvis Grbac's 4th and 1 TD pass to Desmond Howard vs. ND in 1991
0.10 min. | 4.58 user rating		 Biletnikoff Award Winner Michael Crabtree gets interviewed by Desmond Howard for a spot in New Year's Day's Gameday.
4.88 min. | 4.80 user rating		 Desmond Howard made this spectacular diving catch for Michigan against Minnesota in 1990. He would win the Heisman the following year
0.23 min. | 4.81 user rating		 Twitter.com - Follow Us! I Am hits theaters in February 2011. Cast: Marc Ian Barasch, Coleman Barks, Noam Chomsky, Tom Shadyac, Desmond Tutu, Howard Zinn Director Tom Shadyac speaks with intellectual and spiritual leaders about what's wrong with our world and how we can improve both it and the way we live in it. I Am trailer courtesy Paladin.
2.50 min. | 4.78 user rating		 Howard and Woodson's punt returns against the Buckeyes. 6 years apart, in the same end zone, in the 2nd quarter, both called by Keith Jackson. These games wrapped up an outright Big Ten title for both men. Both went on to win the Heisman the following month and both never lost to the bucks.
2.55 min. | 4.97 user rating
Quick clips of four of the best Michigan receivers of the past 25 years. Anthony Carter, Desmond Howard, David Terrell, and Braylon Edwards
0.35 min. | 4.24 user rating		 Desmond Howard Super Bowl XXXI MVP
0.17 min. | 4.52 user rating		 NCAA record holder Leroy Vann KR/PR appearing with Desmond Howard on ESPNs College Gameday
3.13 min. | 5.0 user rating		 How hard is it to stop Dez Bryant from catching the jump ball pass from Zac Robinson? Desmond Howard, a Heisman Trophy winner at Michigan, finds out when he visits Boone Pickens Stadium to go one on one with Bryant.
1.58 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Desmond Howard returns a punt for a 93 yard touchdown during the 1991 Michigan - Ohio State football game, extending the wolverines' lead to 24-3.
2.48 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Detroit Free Press--ESPN college football analyst and former UM star -Desmond Howard- gave SportsCenter his Michigan analysis today. “Offensively I think they have ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:20:36 GMT+00:00
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Broken Arrow Ledger--Black's second score was setup when quarterback Alex Lewis hit -Desmond Howard- on a 34-yard pass to the Red 9 yard line. On second down, Thomas scored. ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:53:54 GMT+00:00
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mike Barrowman		Big Ten Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year
1991-92		Succeeded by
John Roethlisberger
Preceded by
Larry Brown		NFL Super Bowl MVPs
Super Bowl XXXI, 1997		Succeeded by
Terrell Davis
Preceded by
Larry Fitzgerald		NCAA Football cover athletes
NCAA Football 06		Succeeded by
Reggie Bush

Heisman Trophy winners

1935: Berwanger * 1936: Kelley * 1937: Frank * 1938: O'Brien * 1939: Kinnick * 1940: Harmon * 1941: B. Smith * 1942: Sinkwich * 1943: Bertelli * 1944: Horvath * 1945: Blanchard * 1946: G. Davis * 1947: Lujack * 1948: D. Walker * 1949: Hart * 1950: Janowicz * 1951: Kazmaier * 1952: Vessels * 1953: Lattner * 1954: Ameche * 1955: Cassady * 1956: Hornung * 1957: Crow * 1958: Dawkins * 1959: Cannon * 1960: Bellino * 1961: E. Davis * 1962: Baker * 1963: Staubach * 1964: Huarte * 1965: Garrett * 1966: Spurrier * 1967: Beban * 1968: Simpson * 1969: Owens * 1970: Plunkett * 1971: Sullivan * 1972: Rodgers * 1973: Cappelletti * 1974: Griffin * 1975: Griffin * 1976: Dorsett * 1977: Campbell * 1978: Sims * 1979: C. White * 1980: Rogers * 1981: Allen * 1982: H. Walker * 1983: Rozier * 1984: Flutie * 1985: Jackson * 1986: Testaverde * 1987: Brown * 1988: Sanders * 1989: Ware * 1990: Detmer * 1991: Howard * 1992: Torretta * 1993: Ward * 1994: Salaam * 1995: George * 1996: Wuerffel * 1997: Woodson * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Weinke * 2001: Crouch * 2002: Palmer * 2003: J. White * 2004: Leinart * 2005: Bush * 2006: T. Smith * 2007: Tebow * 2008: Bradford * 2009: Ingram

Maxwell Award winners

1937: Frank * 1938: O'Brien * 1939: Kinnick * 1940: Harmon * 1941: Dudley * 1942: Governali * 1943: Odell * 1944: G. Davis * 1945: Blanchard * 1946: Trippi * 1947: D. Walker * 1948: Bednarik * 1949: Hart * 1950: Bagnell * 1951: Kazmaier * 1952: Lattner * 1953: Lattner * 1954: Beagle * 1955: Cassady * 1956: McDonald * 1957: Reifsnyder * 1958: Dawkins * 1959: Lucas * 1960: Bellino * 1961: Ferguson * 1962: Baker * 1963: Staubach * 1964: Ressler * 1965: Nobis * 1966: Lynch * 1967: Beban * 1968: Simpson * 1969: Reid * 1970: Plunkett * 1971: Marinaro * 1972: Van Pelt * 1973: Cappelletti * 1974: Joachim * 1975: Griffin * 1976: Dorsett * 1977: Browner * 1978: Fusina * 1979: C. White * 1980: Green * 1981: Allen * 1982: H. Walker * 1983: Rozier * 1984: Flutie * 1985: Long * 1986: Testaverde * 1987: McPherson * 1988: Sanders * 1989: Thompson * 1990: Detmer * 1991: Howard * 1992: Torretta * 1993: Ward * 1994: Collins * 1995: George * 1996: Wuerffel * 1997: P. Manning * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Brees * 2001: Dorsey * 2002: Johnson * 2003: E. Manning * 2004: J. White * 2005: Young * 2006: Quinn * 2007: Tebow * 2008: Tebow * 2009: McCoy

Walter Camp Award winners

1967: Simpson * 1968: Simpson * 1969: Owens * 1970: Plunkett * 1971: Sullivan * 1972: Rodgers * 1973: Cappelletti * 1974: Griffin * 1975: Griffin * 1976: Dorsett * 1977: MacAfee * 1978: Sims * 1979: White * 1980: Green * 1981: Allen * 1982: Walker * 1983: Rozier * 1984: Flutie * 1985: Jackson * 1986: Testaverde * 1987: Brown * 1988: Sanders * 1989: Thompson * 1990: Ismail * 1991: Howard * 1992: Torretta * 1993: Ward * 1994: Salaam * 1995: George * 1996: Wuerffel * 1997: Woodson * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Heupel * 2001: Crouch * 2002: Johnson * 2003: Fitzgerald * 2004: Leinart * 2005: Bush * 2006: Smith * 2007: McFadden * 2008: McCoy * 2009: McCoy

Sporting News College Football Player of the Year winners

1942: Sinkwich * 1943: Bertelli * 1944: Horvath * 1945: Blanchard * 1946: G. Davis * 1947: Lujack * 1948: D. Walker * 1949: Hart * 1950: Janowicz * 1951: Kazmaier * 1952: Vessels * 1953: Lattner * 1954: Cassady * 1955: Cassady * 1956: McDonald * 1957: Crow * 1958: Cannon * 1959: Cannon * 1960: Bellino * 1961: Ferguson * 1962: Baker * 1963: Staubach * 1964: Butkus * 1965: Anderson & Grabowski * 1966: Spurrier * 1967: Beban * 1968: Simpson * 1969: Owens * 1970: Plunkett * 1971: Sullivan & Marinaro * 1972: B. Jones * 1973: Hicks * 1974: Griffin * 1975: Griffin * 1976: Dorsett * 1977: Campbell * 1978: Sims * 1979: C. White * 1980: Green * 1981: Allen * 1982: H. Walker * 1983: Rozier * 1984: Flutie * 1985: Jackson * 1986: Testaverde * 1987: Brown * 1988: Sanders * 1989: Hagen * 1990: Ismail * 1991: Howard * 1992: M. Jones * 1993: Ward * 1994: Salaam * 1995: Frazier * 1996: Wuerffel * 1997: Woodson * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Weinke * 2001: Crouch * 2002: Palmer * 2003: J. White * 2004: A. Smith * 2005: Bush * 2006: T. Smith * 2007: Tebow * 2008: Harrell, Bradford & McCoy * 2009: Ingram

UPI College Football Player of the Year winners

1950: Janowicz * 1951: Kazmaier * 1952: Vessels * 1953: Giel * 1954: Ameche * 1955: Cassady * 1956: Majors * 1957: Crow * 1958: Cannon * 1959: Cannon * 1960: Bellino * 1961: Ferguson * 1962: Baker * 1963: Staubach * 1964: Huarte * 1965: Garrett * 1966: Spurrier * 1967: Simpson * 1968: Simpson * 1969: Owens * 1970: Plunkett * 1971: Marinaro * 1972: Rogers * 1973: Cappelletti * 1974: Griffin * 1975: Griffin * 1976: Dorsett * 1977: Campbell * 1978: Sims * 1979: C. White * 1980: Green * 1981: Allen * 1982: H. Walker * 1983: Rozier * 1984: Flutie * 1985: Jackson * 1986: Testaverde * 1987: Brown * 1988: Sanders * 1989: Ware * 1990: Detmer * 1991: Howard

Chic Harley Award winners

1955: Cassady * 1956: Hornung * 1957: Crow * 1958: Cannon * 1959: Cannon * 1960: Bellino * 1961: E. Davis * 1962: Baker * 1963: Staubach * 1964: Timberlake * 1965: Garrett * 1966: Spurrier * 1967: Beban * 1968: Simpson * 1969: Owens * 1970: Plunkett * 1971: Sullivan * 1972: Rodgers * 1973: Cappelletti * 1974: Griffin * 1975: Griffin * 1976: Dorsett * 1977: Campbell * 1978: Sims * 1979: C. White * 1980: Rogers * 1981: Allen * 1982: H. Walker * 1983: Rozier * 1984: Flutie * 1985: Jackson * 1986: Harbaugh * 1987: Spielman * 1988: Sanders * 1989: Thompson * 1990: Lewis * 1991: Howard * 1992: Torretta * 1993: Ward * 1994: Salaam * 1995: George * 1996: Davis * 1997: Woodson * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Heupel * 2001: Dorsey * 2002: Dorsey * 2003: Fitzgerald * 2004: Bush * 2005: Bush * 2006: T. Smith * 2007: Tebow * 2008: Bradford * 2009: McCoy

Paul Warfield Trophy winners

1991: Howard * 1992: McDuffie * 1993: Palmer * 1994: Westbrook * 1995: K. Johnson * 1996: M. Harris * 1997: R. Moss * 1998: T. Edwards * 1999: Warrick * 2000: S. Moss * 2001: Gaffney * 2002: C. Rogers * 2003: Fitzgerald * 2004: B. Edwards * 2005: Jarrett * 2006: C. Johnson * 2007: Crabtree * 2008: Crabtree * 2009: Shipley

Chicago Tribune Silver Football (Big Ten Conference football MVP)

1924: Grange * 1925: Lowry * 1926: Friedman * 1927: Rouse * 1928: Bennet * 1929: Glassgow * 1930: Fesler * 1931: Munn * 1932: Newman * 1933: Laws * 1934: Lund * 1935: Berwanger * 1936: Huffman * 1937: Davis * 1938: Weiss * 1939: Kinnick * 1940: Harmon * 1941: Graf * 1942: Schreiner * 1943: Graham * 1944: Horvath * 1945: Cline * 1946: Agase * 1947: Elliott * 1948: Murakowski * 1949: Wilson * 1950: Janowicz * 1951: Reichardt * 1952: Giel * 1953: Giel * 1954: Ameche * 1955: Cassady * 1956: Ploen * 1957: J. Pace * 1958: Duncan * 1959: Burrell * 1960: Brown * 1961: Stephens * 1962: Vander Kelen * 1963: Butkus * 1964: Timberlake * 1965: Grabowski * 1966: Griese * 1967: Keyes * 1968: Johnson * 1969: Phipps * 1970: Adamle * 1971: Allen * 1972: Armstrong * 1973: Griffin * 1974: Griffin * 1975: C. Greene * 1976: Lytle * 1977: Bethea * 1978: Leach * 1979: Clifford * 1980: Herrmann * 1981: Schlichter * 1982: Carter * 1983: Thorp * 1984: Byars * 1985: Long * 1986: Harbaugh * 1987: White * 1988: Thompson * 1989: Thompson * 1990: Bell * 1991: Howard * 1992: Gissendaner * 1993: Moss * 1994: Collins * 1995: George * 1996: O. Pace * 1997: Woodson * 1998: Germaine * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Brees * 2001: Randle El * 2002: Banks * 2003: Perry * 2004: Edwards * 2005: Robinson * 2006: Smith * 2007: Mendenhall * 2008: S. Greene * 2009: Clark & Graham

1992 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Steve Emtman * Quentin Coryatt * Sean Gilbert * Desmond Howard * Terrell Buckley * David Klingler * Troy Vincent * Bob Whitfield * Tommy Vardell * Ray Roberts * Leon Searcy * Marco Coleman * Eugene Chung * Derek Brown * Johnny Mitchell * Chester McGlockton * Kevin Smith * Dana Hall * Tony Smith * Dale Carter * Vaughn Dunbar * Alonzo Spellman * Chris Mims * Robert Jones * Tommy Maddox * Robert Porcher * John Fina * Darryl Williams

Boston / Washington Redskins first-round draft picks

R. Smith * Baugh * Farkas * Hale * Boell * Evashevski * Sanders * Jenkins * Micka * Hardy * Rossi * Gilmer * Tew * Goode * G. Thomas * Heath * Isbell * Scarbath * Meilinger * Guglielmi * Vereb * Bosseler * Allard * Lucas * Snead * Rutgens * E. Davis * Richter * C. Taylor * Gogolak * R. McDonald * J. Smith * Monk * May * D. Green * B. Wilson * D. Howard * T. Carter * Shuler * Westbrook * A. Johnson * Lang * Bailey * Arrington * Samuels * Gardner * Ramsey * S. Taylor * C. Rogers * Campbell * Landry * Orakpo * Williams

Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XXXI Champions

4 Brett Favre * 7 Kyle Wachholtz * 9 Jim McMahon * 13 Chris Jacke * 17 Craig Hentrich * 18 Doug Pederson * 21 Craig Newsome * 25 Dorsey Levens * 27 Calvin Jones * 28 Roderick Mullen * 30 William Henderson * 32 Travis Jervey * 33 Doug Evans * 34 Edgar Bennett * 36 LeRoy Butler * 37 Tyrone Williams * 39 Mike Prior * 40 Chris Hayes * 41 Eugene Robinson * 46 Michael Robinson * 51 Brian Williams * 52 Frank Winters * 54 Ron Cox * 55 Bernardo Harris * 56 Lamont Hollinquest * 59 Wayne Simmons * 62 Marco Rivera * 63 Adam Timmerman * 64 Bruce Wilkerson * 65 Lindsay Knapp * 67 Jeff Dellenbach * 68 Gary Brown * 71 Santana Dotson * 72 Earl Dotson * 73 Aaron Taylor * 77 John Michels * 80 Derrick Mayes * 81 Desmond Howard (MVP) * 82 Don Beebe * 83 Jeff Thomason * 84 Andre Rison * 85 Terry Mickens * 86 Antonio Freeman * 88 Keith Jackson * 89 Mark Chmura * 90 Darius Holland * 91 Shannon Clavelle * 92 Reggie White * 93 Gilbert Brown * 94 Bob Kuberski * 95 Keith McKenzie * 96 Sean Jones * 98 Gabe Wilkins

Super Bowl MVP Award

I: Starr * II: Starr * III: Namath * IV: Dawson * V: Howley * VI: Staubach * VII: Scott * VIII: Csonka * IX: Harris * X: Swann * XI: Biletnikoff * XII : Martin & White * XIII: Bradshaw * XIV: Bradshaw * XV: Plunkett * XVI: Montana * XVII: Riggins * XVIII: Allen * XIX: Montana * XX: Dent * XXI: Simms * XXII: Williams * XXIII: Rice * XXIV: Montana * XXV: Anderson * XXVI: Rypien * XXVII: Aikman * XXVIII: Smith * XXIX: Young * XXX: Brown * XXXI: Howard * XXXII: Davis * XXXIII: Elway * XXXIV: Warner * XXXV: Lewis * XXXVI: Brady * XXXVII: Jackson * XXXVIII: Brady * XXXIX: Branch * XL: Ward * XLI: P. Manning * XLII: E. Manning * XLIII: Holmes * XLIV: Brees

EA Sports NCAA Football series cover athletes

97: Tommie Frazier * 98: Danny Wuerffel * 99: Charles Woodson * 00: Ricky Williams * 01: Shaun Alexander * 02: Chris Weinke * 03: Joey Harrington * 04: Carson Palmer * 05: Larry Fitzgerald * 06: Desmond Howard * 07: Reggie Bush * 08: Jared Zabransky * 09: Darren McFadden (Xbox 360), Matt Ryan (PlayStation 3), DeSean Jackson (PlayStation 2), Owen Schmitt (PlayStation Portable), Sparty (Wii) * 10: Michael Crabtree (Xbox 360), Brian Johnson (PlayStation 3), Brian Orakpo (PlayStation 2), Mark Sanchez (PlayStation Portable) * 11: Tim Tebow

Detroit Lions

The FranchiseFranchise * Seasons * Players * Starting Quarterbacks * Coaches
StadiumsUniversal Stadium * University of Detroit Stadium * Tiger Stadium * Pontiac Silverdome * Ford Field * Allen Park (practice facilities and team headquarters)
CultureWilliam Clay Ford * What's going on * Barry Sanders * Thanksgiving Classic
Lore1932 Playoff Game * 0-16 * The Curse of Bobby Layne
Head CoachesGriffin * G. Clark * D. Clark * Henderson * G. Clark * Edwards * Karcis * Dorais * McMillin * Parker * Wilson * Gilmer * Schmidt * McCafferty * Forzano * Hudspeth * M. Clark * Rogers * Fontes * Ross * Moeller * Mornhinweg * Mariucci * Jauron * Marinelli * Schwartz
League Championships (4)1935 * 1952 * 1953 * 1957
Current League AffiliationsLeague: National Football League * Conference: National Football Conference * Division: North Division
BroadcastersRadio: Detroit Lions Radio Network * Dan Miller * Jim Brandstatter * Tony Ortiz * WXYT-FM * WXYT (AM)
TV: Detroit Lions Television Network * Matt Shepard * Desmond Howard * Charlie Sanders * Steve Courtney * WWJ-TV
History: List of Detroit Lions broadcasters

2001 Pro Bowl NFC Starters

OffenseQB Daunte Culpepper * RB Marshall Faulk * FB Mike Alstott * WR Isaac Bruce * WR Randy Moss * TE Chad Lewis
OT Orlando Pace * OT Willie Roaf * G Larry Allen * G Randall McDaniel * C Jeff Christy
DefenseDE Hugh Douglas * DE Joe Johnson * DT La'Roi Glover * DT Warren Sapp
OLB Jessie Armstead * OLB Derrick Brooks * ILB Stephen Boyd
CB Champ Bailey * CB Troy Vincent * FS Darren Sharper * SS John Lynch
Special TeamsP Scott Player * PK Martín Gramática * KR Desmond Howard * ST Michael Bates



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