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Billy Howard
No. 70
Position: Defensive end / Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1950-07-17)July 17, 1950
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Died: February 13, 2005(2005-02-13) (aged 54)
Grand Prairie, Texas
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school: Clarksdale (MS) Coahoma Agricultural
College: Alcorn State
NFL Draft: 1974 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39
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Billy Howard Sr. (July 17, 1950 – February 13, 2005) was an American football defensive lineman who played three seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alcorn State University and attended Coahoma Agricultural High School in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Howard was also a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.

Howard died February 13, 2005 in Grand Prairie, Texas at the age of 54.

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