Howie Turner

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1922–2004)}}

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{{Infobox CFL player

|name= Howie Turner

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|birth_date={{Birth date|1922|10|13}}

|birth_place=Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.

|death_date={{Death date and age|2004|11|2|1922|10|13}}

|death_place=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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|import=yes

|Height_ft=5

|Height_in=11

|Weight_lbs=173

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|college=North Carolina State

|NFLDraftedYear=1947

|NFLDraftedRound=7

|NFLDraftedPick=50

|NFLDraftedTeam=Chicago Cardinals

|position1=Halfback

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|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1947}}–{{CFL Year|1954}}

|playing_team1=Ottawa Rough Riders

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Howard "Touchdown" Turner (October 13, 1922 – November 2, 2004) was a Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1951.{{cite web| url = http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=turnehow001| title = Howie Turner football statistics on StatsCrew.com}} He previously played football for and attended North Carolina State University. He died in 2004.{{cite web| url = https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.obituaries/rajxvVhyMpI| title = Redirecting to Google Groups}}{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playert/turn03450.html|title=Howie Turner CFL Stats and Bio|website=profootballarchives.com|access-date=July 11, 2023}}

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