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William Howard

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · RB

William Howard recorded 31 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 2 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

26.1

rush yds/gm

9.2

rec yds/gm

0

playoff games

31

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to William Howard's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1989
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 10, 1989

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 10, 1989

67 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
1988
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 13, 1988

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 13, 1988

78 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1989
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 26, 1989

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1989

83 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1988
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 11, 1988

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 11, 1988

101 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1989
GREEN BAYPACKERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 3, 1989

Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1989

49 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 6 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from William Howard's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 101 rushing yards

Regular Season
1988
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 11, 1988

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 11, 1988

101 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 1 rushing touchdown

Regular Season
1989
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 8, 1989

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1989

12 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 59 receiving yards

Regular Season
1989
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 10, 1989

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 10, 1989

67 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 7 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped William Howard's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1995

01
TBHOWARD—William Howard
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Career accomplishments

2 NFL seasons31 career games809 career rushing yards2 career rushing touchdowns41 career receptions285 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1988Most recent: Dec 24, 1989

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