Sherman Howard (American football) explained

Sherman Howard
Birth Date:28 November 1924
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana
Death Place:Richton Park, Illinois
Number:76, 46, 44, 30
Position1:Halfback
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:193
College:Iowa
Nevada
Playing Years1:1950–1951
Playing Team1:New York Yanks
Playing Years2:1952–1953
Playing Team2:Cleveland Browns
Databasefootball:HOWARSHE01

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Black History Month.
  2. Web site: Top 25 - Oldest Living Cleveland Browns . October 27, 2017 . September 22, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170922162202/http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/oldestlivingclebrowns.htm . dead .
  3. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/10/21005070/sherman-howard-pioneering-african-american-football-player-chicago-harlan-high-school-coach-nfl Sherman Howard, last of the players who reintegrated pro football in the 1940s, has died at 95