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Desmond Howard

Desmond Kevin Howard is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football at Michigan, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior. Selected fourth overall in the 1992 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, Howard spent most of his career on special teams as a return specialist. Howard achieved his greatest professional success with the Green Bay Packers when he was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI after returning a kickoff for a 99-yard touchdown, the longest return in Super Bowl history. To date, he is the only special teams player to receive the award. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.


Aliases
  • Desmond Kevin Howard
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Guest Star

Episode The Jeff Foxworthy Show
Field of Schemes
1997
Episode Living Single
Never Can Say Goodbye
1997
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jack Black, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Lee Corso, Walk the Moon
2017
Episode Everybody Loves Raymond
Fascinatin' Debra
1997
Episode College Football Live
State College, PA
2017
Episode America's Game
1996 Green Bay Packers
2006