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Delles Howell

American football player (born 1948)

American football player

Delles Howell

Howell (20) guarding O. J. Simpson (right) for the Jets in 1973

No. 20

Position:

Defensive back

Personal information

Born:

(1948-08-22) August 22, 1948 (age 75)
Vallejo, California, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

200 lb (91 kg)

Career information

High school:

Monroe (LA) Carroll

College:

Grambling State

NFL draft:

1970 / Round: 4 / Pick: 88

Career history

New Orleans Saints (1970–1972)
New York Jets (1973–1975)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	71
Games started:	5
Interceptions:	17

Delles Ray Howell (born August 22, 1948) is a former American football defensive back. He played for the New Orleans Saints (1970–1972) and the New York Jets (1973–1975) in the National Football League (NFL).^[1] At 6'3", weighing in at 200 pounds,^[1] he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 4th round (88th overall pick) in the 1970 NFL Draft out of Grambling State University.^[2] He was traded along with Richard Neal from the Saints to the Jets for a pair of 1973 picks in the second and third rounds (51st and 66th overall–Steve Baumgartner and Pete Van Valkenburg respectively) on January 29, 1973.^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Delles Howell
^ 1970 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com Archived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ Wallace, William N. "Jets Get 2 Saints To Help Defense," The New York Times, Tuesday, January 30, 1973. Retrieved November 1, 2020
^ 1973 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 30 (Rounds 1–7) & 31 (Rounds 8–17) – Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 1, 2020