Gene Howard
William Eugene Howard
Born: December 22, 1946
Little Rock, AR USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Langston
High School: Scipio Jones (North Little Rock, AR)
Career: 1968-1975
Drafted: 1968 in Round 7, #175 overall by the New Orleans Saints
Gene Howard played from 1968 to 1975 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints and Southern California Sun. Howard intercepted 18 passes for 221 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 8 | 42 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 30 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL | 22 | 129 | 5.9 | 30 | 0 | |
| Totals | 22 | 129 | 5.9 | 30 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 23 | 533 | 23.2 | 36 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 227 | 25.2 | 86 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 164 | 23.4 | 34 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 28 | 0 |
| NFL | 41 | 975 | 23.8 | 86 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 975 | 23.8 | 86 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 24 | 1 |
| 1974 | WFL Southern California Sun | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 44 | 0 |
| NFL | 14 | 176 | 12.6 | 35 | 1 | |
| WFL | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 44 | 0 | |
| Totals | 18 | 221 | 12.3 | 44 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1974 | WFL Southern California Sun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| WFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 13 |
| 1974 | WFL | Southern California Sun | ||
| 1975 | WFL | Southern California Sun |
