Desmond Howard Bio (Wiki)

Who is Desmond Howard?

Desmond Howard is an American formal National Football League (NFL) player who currently works as a college football analyst for ESPN. Desmond Howard was mostly known as a return specialist player and a wide receiver.

Desmond Howard: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

Desmond Howard was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the USA on 15 May 1970. He is born with an African-American ethnicity and an American nationality.

His birth name is Desmond Kelvin Howard. His mother’s name is Hattie Howard and his father’s name is J. D. Howard. He was born to a formal semi-pro basketball player who has toured with Jolly Jokers.

While Howard was growing up his father worked as a tool and die plant and his mother ran a daycare center. At the age of 13, his parent split up and he went to live up with his father because her mother was going to pursue her college degree.

Desmond Howard: Education History

Howard joined a Catholic academy with rigid discipline and a good sports team St. Joseph where he played football. Later, he attended the University of Michigan where he studied seriously as well as played outstanding football. He earned a bachelor’s degree in communications in 1992.

Desmond Howard: Professional Life and Career

Howard started his career as a football player in his college life by leading his team winning the Heisman Trophy and also earning Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award, earning first-team All-American Honors. After college, he began to play football as his professional career.

He played for the Washington Redskins from the year of 1992. While playing for Redskins, Head Coach Joe Gibbs remarked on him as a guy having no flaws. In 1994, he left Washington Redskins and started playing for Jacksonville Jaguars from the year of 1995.

His journey in Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t last long and he joined Green Bay Packers in 1996.

While playing for Green Bay Packers, he set an NFL record of 875 punt return yards easily surpassing the old record of 692 yards set by Fulton Walkers. Then he joined Oakland Raiders in the year 1997 and played from there till 1998.

In 1999, he rejoined Green Bay Packers but left in the same year and joined Detroit Lions in 1999.

Howard spent his career in Detroit for the rest of his career until his retirement after the 2002 season. In 2005, he officially retired from playing football. After his retirement, he started to work as a college football analyst for ESPN.

He is also associated with the non-profitable organization Tamika Huston Foundation.

How much is the net worth of Desmond Howard?

He has a net worth of $14 million as of 2023, but his salary is not revealed yet.

Desmond Howard: Rumors and Controversy

Being such a secretive person, Desmond Howard has neither been into any rumor nor controversy sufferings in her life.

Desmond Howard: Body Measurements

Desmond Howard has a good height of 5 feet 10 inches with a body weight of 85kg. He has black hair color and his eye color is dark brown.

Social Media Profile

Desmond Howard is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has more than 33.6 k on Facebook, has more than 41.3k followers on Instagram and has more than 376.8 k followers on Twitter.

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