Delles Howell

{{Short description|American football player (born 1948)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Delles Howell

| image = Howell-Delles-1977.jpg

| caption = Howell in 1977

| position = Defensive back

| number = 20

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|08|22}}

| birth_place = Vallejo, California, U.S.

| death_date =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 200

| high_school = Monroe (LA) Carroll

| college = Grambling State

| draftyear = 1970

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 88

| pastteams =

• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1970|1972}})
• New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1973|1975}})

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 71

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 5

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 17

| pfr =

}}

Delles Ray Howell (born August 22, 1948) is a former American football defensive back. He played for the New Orleans Saints (1970–1972) and the New York Jets (1973–1975) in the National Football League (NFL).[http://www.nfl.com/players/delleshowell/profile?id=HOW539864 Delles Howell] At 6'3", weighing in at 200 pounds, he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 4th round (88th overall pick) in the 1970 NFL draft out of Grambling State University.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080327013832/http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1970&lg=NFL 1970 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com]}} He was traded along with Richard Neal from the Saints to the Jets for a pair of 1973 picks in the second and third rounds (51st and 66th overall–Steve Baumgartner and Pete Van Valkenburg respectively) on January 29, 1973.[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/30/archives/jets-get-2-saints-to-help-defense-2-saint-regulars-are-sent-to-jets.html Wallace, William N. "Jets Get 2 Saints To Help Defense," The New York Times, Tuesday, January 30, 1973.] Retrieved November 1, 2020[https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1973.htm 1973 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 30 (Rounds 1–7) & 31 (Rounds 8–17) – Pro Sports Transactions.] Retrieved November 1, 2020

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