Percy Howard
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| Undrafted: | 1975 | ||||||||
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Percy Lenard Howard (born January 21, 1952) is a former
Early years
Howard attended Dillard High School where he lettered in basketball, football and track, specializing in the 100 and 200 yard dash. In football, he had 13 touchdowns receptions at wide receiver and 9 interceptions at safety.
He accepted a
Professional career
Although Howard did not play
Howard joined the Cowboys as a
Late in Super Bowl X, Howard got a rare opportunity to play on offense, when Richards broke a rib. With the Pittsburgh Steelers leading by 11 points with less than two minutes to go, Howard caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Roger Staubach over Mel Blount, cutting the deficit to five points, before the successful extra point kick. A late turnover by the Steelers gave the Cowboys a shot to win the game at the end, and Howard was again involved on a last-second Hail Mary pass by Staubach, but he could not make the catch.[3] His Super Bowl touchdown made him the second rookie ever to score a Super Bowl touchdown after Duane Thomas in Super Bowl V.[4]
During the 1976 NFL season, Howard had a knee injury during a preseason game and required to sit out the remainder of the season. The following season, he re-injured his knee during a veteran's orientation session in the 1977 training camp, causing him to sit out the entire season. For Super Bowl XII he served the Cowboys in a scouting role since he was still trying to recover from his injury.[5] He was released by Dallas before the 1978 season and claimed by the Green Bay Packers, but failed his physical with the Packers as his knee had never fully recovered.[6][7]
The 34 yard
References
- ^ Mihoces, Gary (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Wulf, Steve (January 18, 1991). "Catch of A Lifetime". Sports Illustrated. p. 80.
- ^ "The forgotten story of ... Percy Howard, the Super Bowl's ultimate one-hit wonder". The Guardian. 2008-06-18. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Herkowitz, Mickey & Perkins, Steve (February 2, 1978). "Dorsett: A Rare Rookie". The Daily News (Huntington, Pennsylvania). p. 5. Retrieved 2018-09-23 – via newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Levine, Al (January 8, 1978). "Will That Little Black Cloud Stop Following Percy Around". Fort Lauderdale News. p. 61. Retrieved 2018-09-23 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Christl, Cliff (May 27, 1978). "Packers Ponder the 3–4". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 11. Retrieved 2018-09-23 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Ghianni, Tim (July 2, 1978). "Percy's Career Over?". The Leaf-Chronicle. p. 13. Retrieved 2018-09-23 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Top 10 one-shot wonders in NFL history". National Football League. 2008-06-18. Retrieved January 6, 2018.