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American football player (born 1957) For the baseball player, see Pat Howell (baseball).

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American football player

Pat Howell

No. 64, 66

Position:

Guard

Personal information

Born:

(1957-03-12) March 12, 1957 (age 67)
Fresno, California, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

257 lb (117 kg)

Career information

High school:

Fresno

College:

USC

NFL draft:

1979 / round: 2 / pick: 49

Career history

Atlanta Falcons (1979–1983)
Houston Oilers (1983–1985)

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	67
Games started:	21
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Patrick Gerrard Howell (born March 12, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the late 1970s and 1980s. Howell played college football for the USC Trojans, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1978. A second-round pick in the 1979 NFL draft, he played professionally for the Atlanta Falcons and Houston Oilers of the NFL.

Early life

Howell was born in Fresno, California. He was a Parade magazine high school All-American for Fresno High School football team in 1974, and Central California Valley discus throw champion in track and field.

College career

Howell attended the University of Southern California, where he played for the USC Trojans football team. As a senior in 1978, he received unanimous All-American honors.

Professional career

The Houston Oilers chose Howell in the second round (forty-ninth pick overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft, and he played for the Oilers from 1979 to 1983, and Atlanta Falcons between 1983 and 1985.

Football family

His son, Nick Howell, was an offensive lineman for the USC Trojans, after playing football at Bullard High School in Fresno, California.

References

"Pat Howell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

v t e 1978 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Chuck Fusina RB Charles Alexander RB Ted Brown RB Billy Sims RB Charles White WR Emanuel Tolbert TE Kellen Winslow OT Kelvin Clark OT Keith Dorney G Pat Howell G Greg Roberts C Dave Huffman C Jim Ritcher
Defense	DL Mike Bell DL Bruce Clark DL Hugh Green DL Al Harris DL Marty Lyons LB Tom Cousineau LB Bob Golic LB Jerry Robinson DB Kenny Easley DB Johnnie Johnson DB Jeff Nixon
Special teams	P Russell Erxleben

1978 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense

Defense

Special teams

P Russell Erxleben

v t e 1978 USC Trojans football—UPI national champions
Marcus Allen Chip Banks Larry Braziel Hoby Brenner Brad Budde Steve Busick Lynn Cain Garry Cobb August Curley Jeff Fisher Chris Foote Roy Foster Riki Gray Carter Hartwig Pat Howell Dennis Johnson Ronnie Lott Paul McDonald Anthony Muñoz Dennis Smith Calvin Sweeney Keith Van Horne Charles White Kevin Williams Head coach: John Robinson Assistant coaches: Paul Hackett Gil Haskell Hudson Houck John Marshall Bob Toledo Norv Turner

1978 USC Trojans football—UPI national champions

Head coach: John Robinson

v t e Atlanta Falcons 1979 NFL draft selections
Don Smith Pat Howell James Mayberry William Andrews Lynn Cain Charles Johnson Mike Zele Mike Moroski Roger Westlund Keith Miller Dave Parkin Bruce Beekley Bill Leer Stuart Walker

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