Sherman Howard

Sherman John Howard (November 28, 1924 – December 5, 2019) was an American professional football player. He played professionally as a halfback for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Yanks and Cleveland Browns. At the time of his death, Howard was considered to be both the oldest living African American NFL player and the oldest living Cleveland Brown. Prior to his NFL career, Howard served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After his NFL career Howard was both a high school coach and teacher. Howard resided in a suburb of Chicago. He died in December 2019 at the age of 95.

NFL/AAFC career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1949 NYY 12 6 117 459 3.9 79 3 1 24 24.0 24 0 1950 NYY 12 0 71 362 5.1 60 3 12 278 23.2 40 5 1951 NYY 12 12 94 343 3.6 31 4 21 447 21.3 75 3 1952 CLE 5 4 34 95 2.8 22 0 11 219 19.9 57 3 1953 CLE 12 0 7 42 6.0 34 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 53 22 323 1,301 4.0 79 10 45 968 21.5 75 11

Playoffs Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1949 NYY 1 0 16 37 2.3 - 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1953 CLE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 16 37 2.3 - 1 0 0 0.0 0 0