
Person
Desmond Howard
Acting · Born 1970-05-15 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football at Michigan, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior. Selected fourth overall in the 1992 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, Howard spent most of his career on special teams as a return specialist. Howard achieved his greatest professional success with the Green Bay Packers when he was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI after returning a kickoff for a 99-yard touchdown, the longest return in Super Bowl history at the time. To date, he is the only special teams player to receive the award. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.He currently is an analyst for College Gameday on ESPN.
Known for

Everybody Loves Raymond
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Arli$$
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Ballers
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America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Self

The Jeff Foxworthy Show
1995

College Football Live
Self (Guest)

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self

The Great Heisman Race of 1997
Self (archive footage)
Work Horses
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2025Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso SpecialSelf
- 2023The Great Heisman Race of 1997Self (archive footage)
- 2015BallersDesmond Howard
- 2007College Football LiveSelf (Guest)
- 2006America's Game: The Super Bowl ChampionsSelf
- 1996Everybody Loves RaymondDesmond Howard
- 1996Arli$$Desmond Howard
- 1995The Jeff Foxworthy Show
- —Work HorsesExecutive Producer
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