Howard Turner

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1897–1976)}}

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{{Infobox NFL player

|name=Howard Turner

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|position=Back

|birth_date={{Birth date|1897|5|4}}

|birth_place=Macomb, Illinois, U.S.

|death_date={{Death date and age|1976|11|17|1897|5|4}}

|death_place=Roseburg, Oregon, U.S.

|height_ft=5

|height_in=8

|weight_lbs=165

|high_school=

|college=Lombard

|pastteams=

| pfr = TurnJi20

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Howard Hunter Turner (May 4, 1897 – November 17, 1976) was an American football back who played one season with the Milwaukee Badgers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Lombard College.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/turn03440.html | title=HOWARD TURNER | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=October 9, 2015}} The Jim Turner listed on other sites as having played for the Badgers in 1923 did not likely play for the team.{{cite web|url=http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/jamesabuddyturner.htm |title=Howard Hunter Turner |publisher=oldestlivingprofootball.com |accessdate=October 9, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009143000/http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/jamesabuddyturner.htm |archivedate=October 9, 2015 }}

Professional career

=Milwaukee Badgers=

Turner signed with the Milwaukee Badgers in October 1923 and played in three games, starting two, for the team during the 1923 season.

Coaching career

Turner later became a high school football coach in Roseburg, Oregon.

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