Bobbie Howard

{{Short description|American football player (born 1977)}}

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| position = Linebacker

| number = 52

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|6|14}}

| birth_place = Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.

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| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lbs = 232

| undraftedyear = 1999

| high_school = DuPont High School (WV)

| college = Notre Dame

| pastteams =

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1999|2000}})*
• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2000|2003}})

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 40

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 0.5

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 1

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Bobbie Allen Howard Jr. (born June 14, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for three seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Howard grew up in West Virginia, playing for DuPont High School, the same school as Jason Williams and Randy Moss. He later played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and served as a tri-captain his senior year. He later was signed as a undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears. Howard is now the defensive coordinator and theology instructor for St. Laurence High School in Burbank, Illinois. He was a high school teammate of Randy Moss.{{cite news|last1=Maiocco|first1=Matt|title=Hometown: Randy Moss|url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/matt-maiocco/hometown-randy-moss|accessdate=20 August 2016|publisher=CSN Bay Area|date=14 November 2012}} He later starred in the 30 for 30 ESPN film "Rand University".