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My Take
What interests me most about Desmond Howard is the second act. Winning the 1991 Heisman at Michigan could have been the peak that defined and then haunted him, especially when his NFL career did not follow the superstar script. Instead he reinvented himself as a return specialist, lasted eleven seasons, and delivered when games were on the line. Then he reinvented himself again as one of college football's most recognizable broadcast voices. That is three careers built on the same foundation of preparation and timing. I admire athletes who treat early fame as a starting point rather than a destination, and Howard is a textbook case.
Overview
Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is an American sportscaster and former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1991, and was selected fourth overall in the 1992 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Desmond Howard
- Name (Japanese)
- デズモンド・ハワード
- Reading
- でずもんど・はわーど
- Born
- May 15, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dog
- Origin
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 70 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School
- University
- University of Michigan
Awards & achievements
- 1991 Chicago Tribune Silver Football
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://desmondhoward.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/desmondhoward/
- Xhttps://x.com/desmondhoward
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond%20Howard
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.