| Red Howard | |
| Number: | 10, 24 |
| Position: | Guard |
| Birth Date: | 23 November 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Essex Fells, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 192 |
| High School: | Haverhill (MA) |
| College: | Princeton (1922–1924) |
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| Pfr: | H/HowaRe20 |
Albert Franklin "Red" Howard (November 23, 1900 – May 29, 1973) was an American football guard who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL), with the Brooklyn Lions and New York Giants. He was also a member of the Brooklyn Horsemen of the American Football League (AFL).[1] Howard played college football for the Princeton Tigers.
Howard attended Haverhill High School in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He first enrolled at New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (which became the University of New Hampshire in 1923) where he was captain of the freshman football team in 1919.[2] He transferred to Princeton University in 1920,[3] where he played for the varsity Tigers football team for the 1922 through 1924 seasons.[4] He also played lacrosse at Princeton, and earned a B.S. degree there in 1925.[5]
Howard served in the United States Navy during 1917–1919.[5] In 1923, Howard's father captured a young Bengal tiger while in India on an expedition, and sent it to Princeton as a mascot.[7] Howard was married in 1926.[5]