Sherman Howard (American football)

Sherman Howard
No. 76, 46, 44, 30
	Howard on a 1951 Bowman football card
Born:	November 28, 1924; New Orleans, Louisiana
Died:	December 5, 2019 (aged 95); Richton Park, Illinois
Career information
Position(s)	Halfback
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg)
College	Iowa; 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]

References

^ "Black History Month".
^ "Top 25 - Oldest Living Cleveland Browns". Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
^ Sherman Howard, last of the players who reintegrated pro football in the 1940s, has died at 95

External links

Career statistics from Pro Football Reference ·

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[1] "Black History Month".

[2] "Top 25 - Oldest Living Cleveland Browns". Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.

[3] Sherman Howard, last of the players who reintegrated pro football in the 1940s, has died at 95

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