Percy Howard
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 21, 1952 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Savannah, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Ft. Lauderdale (FL) Dillard | ||||||||
| College: | Austin Peay State | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 1 |
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| Receiving yards: | 34 |
| Touchdowns: | 1 |
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Percy Lenard Howard (born January 21, 1952 in Savannah, Georgia) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys in 1975. He was an unlikely star for the Cowboys in Super Bowl X. He played college basketball at Austin Peay University.
Howard attended Dillard High School where he lettered in basketball, football and Track and Field, specializing in the 100 and 200 yard dash.
He went on to play college basketball at Austin Peay University, where he averaged 12.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game during three varsity seasons (1972-73 through 1974-75). The 6-4, 215-pound forward was an All-OVC selection in 1974-75 and averaged seven points and seven rebounds per game in four NCAA Tournament contests in 1973 and 1974. He was also a teammate of the legendary James "Fly" Williams.
Although Howard didn't play football at Austin Peay University, the Dallas Cowboys saw a tremendous athlete and signed him to an undrafted free agent contract in 1975. He became one of only a handful of college athletes to reach the NFL without playing any college football.
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