Sherman Howard (American football)
Born: | New Orleans, Louisiana | November 28, 1924
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Died: | December 5, 2019 Richton Park, Illinois | (aged 95)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
College | , Nevada |
Career history | |
As player | |
1950–1951 | New York Yanks |
1952–1953 | Cleveland Browns |
Sherman John Howard (November 28, 1924 – December 5, 2019) was a professional American football player. He played professionally as a halfback for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Yanks and Cleveland Browns. At the time of his death, Howard was considered to be both the oldest living African American NFL player [1] and the oldest living Cleveland Brown.[2] Prior to his NFL career, Howard served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After his NFL career Howard was both a high school coach and teacher. Howard resided in a suburb of Chicago. He died in December 2019 at the age of 95.[3]
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External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference ·
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2019 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- Cleveland Browns players
- Iowa Hawkeyes football players
- Nevada Wolf Pack football players
- New York Yanks players
- Players of American football from Chicago
- Players of American football from New Orleans
- Military personnel from Louisiana
- African-American players of American football
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American people
- American football running back, 1920s birth stubs