Jamie Howard
{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Jamie Howard
|school=
|currentnumber=4
|currentposition=Quarterback
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1973|12|7|mf=y}}
|birth_place=Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
|heightft=6
|heightin=1
|weight_lb=212
|highlights=
|highschool=St. Thomas More (Lafayette, Louisiana)
|pastschools=
- LSU (1992–1995)
}}
James Walker Howard III (born December 7, 1973) is an American former college football quarterback who played for the LSU Tigers.
Early life
Howard attended St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. He lettered in four sports while in high school: football, baseball, track, and basketball.{{Cite web|url=https://lsusports.net/sports/football/roster/jamie-howard/20583|title=Jamie Howard|date=25 July 2019}} He was drafted in the second round of the 1992 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves as a pitcher. Howard, overall pick #59, was selected immediately after the Oakland Athletics selected future MVP and All Star Jason Giambi at #58.{{Cite web |title=1992 Baseball Draft |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/draft/baseball-draft.php?yr=1992 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Baseball Almanac}}
College career
Howard lettered all four years at LSU and was the first true freshman to start at quarterback for LSU since Steve Ensminger in 1976. He started six games, and played in eight, as a freshman, started ten games as a sophomore, nine his junior year and seven as a senior. Howard remained a member of the Atlanta Braves organization while enrolled at LSU and played in the Braves' minor leagues after his freshman and sophomore seasons. In his first three years at LSU, he struggled with interceptions, throwing 17 his junior year.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/217637128|title=Carrying the Tigers|first=Scott|last=Ferrell|date=August 29, 1995|publisher=Shreveport Times|page=1C}}
He returned for his senior season in 1995 as the Tigers' starting quarterback after sitting out the summer from the Atlanta Braves' organization. He injured his shoulder midway through the 1995 season in a game against Florida and missed a month of games.{{Cite web |date=November 7, 1995 |title=Howard likely out for LSU Saturday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/283753006/ |website=Newspapers.com |agency=Associated Press}}
Howard finished his career as the third-leading passer in LSU history with 6,158 yards and second in career touchdown passes with 34.
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||
| colspan=3| | colspan=6| Passing
! colspan=3| Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season || Team || GP || Comp || Att || Pct || Yds || TD || INT || Att || Yds || TD | ||||||||||
| 1992 | LSU Tigers
| 8 | 101 | 200 | 50.5 | 1,349 | 5 | 13 | 15 | –2 | 0 |
| 1993 | LSU Tigers
| 10 | 106 | 248 | 42.7 | 1,319 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | LSU Tigers
| 11 | 140 | 274 | 51.1 | 1,997 | 13 | 17 | 49 | -53 | 1 |
| 1995 | LSU Tigers
| 7 | 112 | 212 | 52.8 | 1,493 | 9 | 5 | 20 | -93 | 0 |
| colspan=2| Totals
! 36 || 459 || 934 || 49.1 || 6,158 || 34 || 47 || 129 || –148 || 1 |
Personal life
Howard's son, Walker Howard, played quarterback at LSU and currently plays for the Ole Miss Rebels.{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/the-story-of-new-lsu-quarterback-walker-howard-and-his-mothers-enduring-love/article_f046f096-6061-11ec-a4f1-6f0654a0b3c0.html|title=The story of new LSU quarterback Walker Howard and his mother's enduring love|website=The Advocate|first=Wilson|last=Alexander|date=December 19, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/roster/walker-howard/4642|title=Walker Howard - Football - Ole Miss Athletics|website=Ole Miss Rebels|access-date=September 9, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://lsusports.net/sports/football/roster/jamie-howard/20583 LSU profile]
- {{baseballstats|brm=howard005jam}}
- Football career statistics and player information from [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jamie-howard-1.html Sports-Reference(CFB)]
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Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:LSU Tigers football players
Category:Players of American football from Lafayette, Louisiana