Dana Cortez Howard was born on February 27,1972 and is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League for the St Louis Rams and the Chicago Bears.
15 Facts About Dana Howard
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Dana Howard played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL draft.
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Dana Howard had an inauspicious beginning in football, being cut by his head coach in junior high.
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Dana Howard attended East St Louis High School, where he played both linebacker and tight end for the Flyers high school football team coached by Bob Shannon.
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Dana Howard made a career-high 24 total tackles and a school record 20 solo tackles against Ohio State University.
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Dana Howard had 23 tackles against the University of Michigan.
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Dana Howard had 18 tackles against the University of Michigan and 17 against Ohio State University.
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Dana Howard made 17 tackles against the University of Minnesota.
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Dana Howard tallied 18 tackles against Purdue University and the University of Michigan.
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Dana Howard was the first player in school history to register at least 100 tackles in each of his four seasons, to lead the team in tackles for four straight years and he finished as the all-time leading tackler in school and conference history with 595.
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Dana Howard was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL draft, after dropping because of size concerns.
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Dana Howard wasn't re-signed at the end of the year.
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Dana Howard was allocated to the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe in the offseason.
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Dana Howard is the owner of Zoie LLC DBA Dana Howard Construction Company based in Belleville, Illinois.
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In November 2024 Dana Howard was indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud charges related to the covid Paycheck Protection Program.