Mike Howell

Mike Howell
Career information
No. 34, 43
Date of birth	(1943-07-05) July 5, 1943 He died August 1 2016
Place of birth	West Monroe, Louisiana
Position(s)	Safety
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
College	Grambling State
NFL draft	1965 / Round: 8 / Pick: 111
Drafted by	Cleveland Browns
Career history
As player
1965–1972	Cleveland Browns
1972	Miami Dolphins
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Michael Lionel Howell (born July 5, 1943 in West Monroe, Louisiana) was an American football defensive back who played with the National Football League's Cleveland Browns and the Miami Dolphins. Howell was drafted by the Browns in the eighth round of the 1965 NFL Draft out of Grambling State.^[1]

A college quarterback,^[2] Howell converted to defensive back in the NFL. He began as a cornerback, winning a starting job in 1966, and moved to free safety in 1968.^[2] Howell did not miss a league game during his career in Cleveland,^[2] and intercepted 27 passes during his NFL career.^[3]

In 2012, the Cleveland Plain Dealer selected Howell as one of the 100 best players in Browns history.^[2]

References

↑ Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary (Eds.). The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, p. 1402. Sterling Publishing, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
1 2 3 4 Peticca, Mike. "Cleveland Browns' 100 best all-time players: No. 89 -- Mike Howell (video)". Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 16, 2012. Retrieved on May 11, 2013.
↑ Neft, David S. & Cohen, Richard M. The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional NFL Football from 1892 to the Present, p. 478. St. Martin's Press, 1991. ISBN 0-312-05089-5.

Cleveland Browns 1965 NFL draft selections

Jim Garcia Gerry Bussell Walter Johnson Bo Scott Bobby Maples Bill Irwin Arnie Simkus Corwyn Aldredge Mike Howell Gary Lane Pat Screen Ollie Cordill Justin Canale Henry Pickett Dan Simrell Larry Gagner Mel Anthony John Boyette Dick Arrington Ed Orazen Frank Goldberg

Draft years 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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