Bobby Howard (running back)

Bobby Allen Howard (born June 1, 1964) is a former American football running back. He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1986–1988.[1] Howard was a 3-sport standout at Langley High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a junior, he ran for over 1000 yards and scored ten touchdowns in football, averaged 10 points and 11 rebounds for the basketball team which made the state playoffs, and had a .540 batting average for the baseball team.[2] In his senior year, the Langley baseball team won the city championship, with Howard batting .619.[3] After graduating, Howard attended Indiana University, where he was the No. 3 tailback as a freshman.[4] In his senior year he was named to UPI's second team all-Big Ten conference.[5] He was voted the team's most valuable player, and gained 967 yards during the season. In April 1986, Howard was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 12th round of the 1986 NFL draft, the 235th overall pick in the draft.[6] After a promising start with the Eagles where he was slated to be on the first team, he was cut during pre-season.[7][8] In October 1986 he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[9]