Willie Howard

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

{{for|the vaudeville team|Willie and Eugene Howard}}

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{{BLP sources|date=April 2010}}

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| position = Defensive end

| number = 91

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| birth_place = Mountain View, California, U.S.

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| draftyear = 2001

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 57

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| college = Stanford

| pastteams =

• Minnesota Vikings (2001–2002)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 8

| statlabel2 = Games started

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| statlabel3 = Tackles

| statvalue3 = 10

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| highlights =

• Third-team All-American (2000)
• Morris Trophy (1999)
• 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1999, 2000)

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Willie L. Howard is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Stanford Cardinal.{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Howard was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft{{cite web|url=http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042101aaj.html|title=Willie Howard Selected In Second Round Of The NFL Draft|date=21 April 2001|publisher=Pac-10|access-date=5 April 2010}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and played for them for two seasons before a serious injury ended his career.

He was named the head football coach at Robbinsdale Cooper High School in 2010, and he is also the dean of students.{{cite web|title=WCCO News|date=17 May 2016 |url=http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/05/17/football-coach-dean-of-students-tie-program-cooper/|access-date=18 May 2016}}