Erik Howard

Games:	139
Sacks:	33
Safeties:	1

Erik Howard
No. 74
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	November 12, 1964(age 59); Pittsfield, Massachusetts,U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	268 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bellarmine Prep; (San Jose, California)
College:	Washington State
NFL draft:	1986/ Round:2/ Pick: 46
Career history
	New York Giants(1986–1994); New York Jets(1995–1996);
Career highlights and awards
	2×Super Bowl champion(XXI,XXV); Pro Bowl(1990); Morris Trophy(1985); First-teamAll-Pac-10(1985);
Career NFL statistics
Games:
Games:	139
Sacks:	33
Safeties:	1
	Player stats atPFR

Erik Matthew Howard(born November 12, 1964) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was adefensive tacklefor 11 seasons in theNational Football League(NFL). He played nine seasons with theNew York Giants,and was a member of the teams that wonSuper Bowls XXIandXXV.

Howard graduated fromBellarmine PrepinSan Jose, California,and playedcollege footballfor theWashington State CougarsinPullmanunder head coachJim Walden.He wasAll-Pac-10as a senior in1985,^[1]^[2]and selected by the Giants in thesecond roundof the1986 NFL Draft,46th overall.^[3]^[4]^[5]

In the1990 NFC Championshipgame against the two-time defending NFL championSan Francisco 49ers,Howard came up with one of the biggest plays of the1990 seasonand arguably the biggest play in Giants history. With just under three minutes left in the game, the Giants trailed 13–12, and the 49ers had the game nearly wrapped up when Howard fought through a double-team block by 49ers' GuardGuy McIntyreand CenterJesse Sapoluto force running backRoger Craigto fumble the football after getting his helmet on the ball.^[6]TeammateLawrence Taylorfought through two blocks by 49ers' TEBrent Jonesand RBTom Rathmanto get to the spot along the line of scrimmage where Craig was located to recover the fumble as the ball was forced out of Craig's grasp. The Giants went on to win the game onMatt Bahr's field goal, kicked with four seconds remaining to end the 49ers' bid for athree-peat.The Giants went on to winSuper Bowl XXVover theBuffalo Billsseven days later.

After the1994 season,Howard signed with theNew York Jetsas a free agent and played with them for two years before deciding to retire. He currently resides inMarshall, Texas,with his wife Jennifer Howard and three children Jackson Howard, Katelynn Howard, and Keaton Howard.

Notes and references

^"WSU's Mayes captures Pac-10 honor".Lewiston Morning Tribune.(Idaho). staff and wire reports. November 27, 1985. p. 1C.
^"Mayes earns Pac-10 player award again".Spokane Chronicle.(Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1985. p. C2.
^Devlin, Vince (April 30, 1986)."An early start, late finish for WSU trio".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
^Condotta, Bob (January 24, 1987)."Erik Howard hoping for a Super game".Idahonian.(Moscow). p. 17.
^"1986 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedOctober 2,2023.
^[1]ArchivedMarch 7, 2016, at theWayback Machine"Erik Howard Recalls 1990 Championship Win Over Frisco"

External links

Career statistics and player information fromNFL·Pro Football Reference

[lmtmys-1] "WSU's Mayes captures Pac-10 honor".Lewiston Morning Tribune.(Idaho). staff and wire reports. November 27, 1985. p. 1C.

[meptaw-2] "Mayes earns Pac-10 player award again".Spokane Chronicle.(Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1985. p. C2.

[ealate-3] Devlin, Vince (April 30, 1986)."An early start, late finish for WSU trio".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). p. D1.

[hopsup-4] Condotta, Bob (January 24, 1987)."Erik Howard hoping for a Super game".Idahonian.(Moscow). p. 17.

[5] "1986 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedOctober 2,2023.

[6] [1]ArchivedMarch 7, 2016, at theWayback Machine"Erik Howard Recalls 1990 Championship Win Over Frisco"

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