Albert Franklin "Red" Howard (November 23, 1900 – May 29, 1973) was an

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who played two seasons in the

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(NFL), with the Brooklyn Lions and

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. He was also a member of the

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of the

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(AFL). Howard played

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for the Princeton Tigers.

Amateur career

Howard attended Haverhill High School in

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. He first enrolled at New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (which became the

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in 1923) where he was captain of the freshman football team in 1919. He transferred to

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in 1920, where he played for the varsity Tigers football team for the 1922 through 1924 seasons. He also played

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at Princeton, and earned a B.S. degree there in 1925.

Professional career

Howard played in four games for the

of the

in 1926. The Horsemen merged with the Brooklyn Lions of the

on November 12, 1926, and he played in three games for the Lions during the 1926 NFL season. Howard played in one game for the 1927 New York Giants.

Personal life

Howard served in the

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during 1917–1919. In 1923, Howard's father captured a young

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while in

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on an expedition, and sent it to Princeton as a mascot. Howard was married in 1926.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Red 1900 births 1973 deaths American football guards New Hampshire Wildcats football players Princeton Tigers football players Brooklyn Horsemen players Brooklyn Lions players New York Giants players Sportspeople from Haverhill, Massachusetts Players of American football from Essex County, Massachusetts United States Navy personnel of World War I