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Billy Howton

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Billy Howton recorded 132 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers.

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12

indexed seasons

132

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Billy Howton's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1956
LOS ANGELESRAMS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 21, 1956

Los Angeles Rams vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1956

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1952
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 27, 1952

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 27, 1952

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1952
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 14, 1952

Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1952

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1957
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 29, 1957

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1957

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1955
LOS ANGELESRAMS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 16, 1955

Los Angeles Rams vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1955

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Billy Howton's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1949–1958

01
GBHOWTON—Billy Howton
GBROTE—Tobin Rote
GBRINGO—Jim Ringo

A proud franchise nears financial and competitive crisis

Green Bay Packers · The wilderness years

Green Bay struggled after Lambeau and required a new stadium, community support and the right coach to survive.

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Franchise era

1956–1965

02
CLEHOWTON—Billy Howton
CLEBROWN32Jim Brown
CLERYAN—Frank Ryan

The greatest runner becomes the entire geometry

Cleveland Browns · Jim Brown and the 1964 title

Brown led the league in rushing eight times in nine seasons and powered Cleveland's most recent championship in 1964.

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Franchise era

1960–1965

03
DALHOWTON—Billy Howton
DALMEREDITH—Don Meredith
DALLILLY—Bob Lilly

Landry installs the flex defense

Dallas Cowboys · The expansion Cowboys

Dallas began without a win but patiently built around Landry's systems and Lilly's dominance until the roster was ready to contend.

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Career accomplishments

NFL receiving touchdowns leader · 1956NFL receiving yards leader · 1952, 195612 NFL seasons132 career games29 career rushing yards502 career receptions8,450 career receiving yards61 career receiving touchdownsCollege: Rice0 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 28, 1952Most recent: Dec 15, 1963

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history