| Thomas Howard | |
| Number: | 52, 59 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | August 18, 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Weight Lb: | 213 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| College: | Texas Tech |
| Draftyear: | 1977 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 67 |
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| Statlabel1: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue1: | 7 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statvalue2: | 4.0 |
| Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue3: | 8 |
| Pfr: | HowaTo21 |
James Thomas Howard Sr.[1] (born August 18, 1954) is a former American football linebacker from Texas Tech University, who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). His son, Thomas Howard, played in the NFL as a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons. The elder Howard wore the jersey number #52 for the Kansas City Chiefs and #59 for the St. Louis Cardinals. He returned 3 fumble recoveries for touchdowns: one in 1980 against the Denver Broncos, one in 1981 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and one in 1984 against the New England Patriots.[2]