GENE HOWARDHoward, William EugeneHeight: 6-0 Weight: 190 Born: December 22, 1946 Little Rock, AR High School: Scipio Jones (North Little Rock, AR) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Langston |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 29 | RCB | 14 | 10 |
| 1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL | 29 | RCB | 14 | 13 |
| 1970 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1970 NO NFL | 29 | RCB-LCB | 8 | 6 |
| 1971 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1971 LARM NFL | 21 | RCB | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1972 LARM NFL | 21 | RCB | 13 | 13 |
| 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL | 31 | RCB | ||
| 1975 Southern California Sun (WFL)1975 SC WFL | 31 | S | ||
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 63 | 56 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/31/1968 | 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL |
| Signed | 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | |
| Traded | 1971 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1971 LARM NFL | |
| Released | 1973 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1973 LARM NFL | |
| Signed | 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL | |
| Free Agent | 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL | |
| Signed | 1975 Southern California Sun (WFL)1975 SC WFL | |
| Free Agent | 10/22/1975 | 1975 Southern California Sun (WFL)1975 SC WFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1971 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1972 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1972 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1971 LARM NFL | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1972 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1972 LARM NFL | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 24t | 1 |
| 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 44t | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 176 | 12.6 | 35 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 8 | 5 | 42 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL | 9 | 0 | 73 | 8.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1970 NO NFL | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1971 LARM NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | 6 | 129 | 5.9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 23 | 533 | 23.2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL | 9 | 227 | 25.2 | 86 | 0 | ||||
| 1971 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1971 LARM NFL | 7 | 164 | 23.4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1972 LARM NFL | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 41 | 975 | 23.8 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1972 LARM NFL | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1968 NO NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1971 LARM NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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