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Encyclopedia > Howie Long
Howie Long
Long signing autographs
Position(s):
Defensive End
Jersey #(s):
75
Born: January 6, 1960 (1960-01-06) (age 48)
Somerville, Massachusetts
Career Information
Year(s): 19811993
NFL Draft: 1981 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48
College: Villanova
Professional Teams
Career Stats
Sacks     91.5
Games     179
INT     2
Stats at NFL.com
Career Highlights and Awards
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Howard Michael Long (born January 6, 1960 in Somerville, Massachusetts) is a former American football player who played as a defensive end, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000. Long has been married since June 27, 1982, to the former Diane Addonizio and they have three sons, one of whom, Christopher, was drafted as a defensive end for the St. Louis Rams in the 2008 NFL Draft on April 26, 2008. The family currently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 367 × 599 pixels Full resolution (531 × 867 pixel, file size: 81 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Howie Long ... A diagram showing typical football positions In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time. ... Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American football. ... 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High school career

He attended Milford High School in Milford, Massachusetts, and is a member of the Milford Hall of Fame. Long was an all-around athlete, playing football (lettered three years and was named to the Scholastic Coach All-America team as a senior), basketball (lettered three years as a forward), and track (lettered three years, competing in the shot-put, discus and javelin). Long set state records in both the shot put and discus.[1] His Raider's jersey, number 75, is still a popular wear at Raider home games and is available to be bought at merchandise vendors. Milford High School, a member of the Huron Valley School District, includes grades 9-12 and is located in Highland, Michigan, in Oakland County, Michigan. ... Milford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ... An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ...


College career

Long played college football and earned a degree in communications at Villanova University. He turned down an offer to play at Boston College[2] to attend Villanova. He was a four-year letterman at Villanova and was selected to play in the Blue-Gray game and was named the MVP in 1980. As a sophomore and as a senior Long led Villanova in sacks. He began as a tight end but was moved to the defensive line playing mostly noseguard his first two seasons. After moving to defensive end he earned All-East honors and honorable mention All-American by his senior year.[3] Long also boxed at Villanova and was the Northern Collegiate boxing champion. This article covers college football played in the United States. ... Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Education in Boston, MA. Boston College (BC) is a private university located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. ...


NFL career

Drafted in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, Long would play 13 seasons for the club wearing the number 75. Long was a fearsome force on the Raiders defensive line. Long utilized his quickness and strength to earn eight Pro Bowl selections. Along the way, Long was also named All-Pro three times (in 1983, 84, and 85). He was second team All-Pro in 1986 and 1989. He was selected by John Madden to the All-Madden teams in 1984 and 1985 and was named to the 10th Anniversary All-Madden team in 1994. Results of the 1981 National Football League Draft. ... City Oakland, California Other nicknames The Silver and Black Team colors Silver and Black Head Coach Lane Kiffin Owner Al Davis General manager Al Davis League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–1969) Western Division (1960–1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC West (1970... In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL). ... John Earl Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former National Football League player, a former head coach with the Oakland Raiders, a football video game magnate and is considered one of the top broadcast analysts for NFL games. ... John Earl Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former National Football League player, a former head coach with the Oakland Raiders, a football video game magnate and is considered one of the top broadcast analysts for NFL games. ...


He was voted the NFL Alumni Defensive Lineman of the Year in 1985 and the NFLPA AFC Defensive Lineman of the Year that same season. Long capped a stellar 1985 season by being voted the co-NFL Defensive Player of the Year (along with Andre Tippett) by the NEA and as such received the George S. Halas Trophy. The NFL Alumni is an organization based in Ft. ... The National Football League Players Association, or NFLPA, is the labor union of players in footballs National Football League. ... Andre Bernard Tippett (born December 27, 1959), is a former American football linebacker who played for the New England Patriots of the NFL. Currently he is the Patriots Executive Director of Community Affairs. ... Beginning in 1966 the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) annually awarded the George S. Halas Trophy (Not to be confused with the Pro Football Writers Association George S. Halas Courage Award or the George Halas Trophy that is awarded by the National Football League) to the NFLs outstanding defensive player. ...


Long collected 91.5 sacks during his career (7.5 are not official, as sacks were not an official statistic during his rookie year).[4] His career high was in 1983 with 13 sacks, including a career-high 5 against the Washington Redskins on October 2, 1983. He also intercepted 2 passes and recovered 10 fumbles during his 13-year career. At the time of his retirement, he was the last player still with the team who had been a Raider before the franchise moved to Los Angeles. He won a Super Bowl title with the Raiders in 1984 (following the 1983 season). Long's signature defensive move was the "rip," which employed a quick, uppercut-like motion designed to break an opposing blocker's grip. Vanderbilt Quarterback Jay Cutler is sacked by U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 2nd Class Jeremy Chase. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ...


Pro Football Weekly (PFW) named Long as one of the ends on its All-time 3-4 defensive front, along with Lee Roy Selmon, Curley Culp, Lawrence Taylor, Andre Tippett, Randy Gradishar, and Harry Carson. PFW based its "Ultimate 3-4" team on the vote of over 40 former NFL players, coaches, and scouts.[5] Pro Football Weekly (sometimes shortened to PFW) is a popular American sports magazine, founded in 1967, that covers the National Football League. ... Lee Roy Selmon (born October 20, 1954 in Eufaula, Oklahoma) is a former NFL football defensive lineman and the first member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Steve Young, who began his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but is... Curley Culp (born March 10, 1946 in Yuma, Arizona), is a former American professional football player. ... Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959, in Williamsburg, Virginia), commonly referred to as LT, is a retired Hall of Fame American football player. ... Andre Bernard Tippett (born December 27, 1959), is a former American football linebacker who played for the New England Patriots of the NFL. Currently he is the Patriots Executive Director of Community Affairs. ... Randy Charles Gradishar (born March 3, 1952 in Warren, Ohio) is a former college and professional American football linebacker who played in the 1970s and 80s. ... Harry Carson (born November 26, 1953) is a former American football inside linebacker who played his entire career for the New York Giants in the NFL(1976-1988). ...


After football

After his retirement from the NFL following the 1993 season, Long pursued an acting career, focused mainly on action films, including Firestorm, a 1998 film in which he starred. He also appears in the movie Broken Arrow alongside John Travolta. He played a minor role in the movie 3000 Miles to Graceland, alongside Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, and Courtney Cox. Long also made numerous cameo appearances on TV shows and commercials. He was a spokesman for Radio Shack, making commercials with actress Teri Hatcher. Some people mistakenly believe that Long and Hatcher are married given the sparring and closeness that are displayed in the commercials. NFL redirects here. ... The 1993 NFL season was the 74th regular season of the National Football League. ... Look up Action film in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Firestorm is a 1998 film starring Howie Long as a smokejumper. ... The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. ... This page refers to the 1996 film Broken Arrow. For other uses of the term, see Broken Arrow. ... John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, dancer, and singer, best known for his leading roles in films such as Saturday Night Fever, Grease and Pulp Fiction. ... 3000 Miles to Graceland is a 2001 thriller film, starring Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courteney Cox Arquette, David Arquette, Bokeem Woodbine, Christian Slater, and Kevin Pollak. ... Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American film actor, director and producer. ... Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. ... Courteney Cox in Misfits of Science Courteney Cox Arquette (born June 15, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA) is an American actress. ... A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... RadioShack Corporation (formerly Radio Shack) (NYSE: RSH) runs a chain of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of Europe. ... Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and author as well. ...


Long has also been featured in many other national commercials and advertising campaigns including Coors Light, Nike, Campbell's Chunky Soup, Hanes, Frito Lay, both Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Nabisco, Kraft, the and the Bud Bowl campaign. This article is about the beverage. ... Pepsi-Cola, most commonly called Pepsi, is a soft drink produced by PepsiCo which is sold worldwide in stores, restaurants and vending machines. ... Pizza Hut Inc. ... Nabisco logo Nabisco is an American manufacturer of cookies and snacks, including brands such as Chips Ahoy!, Fig Newtons, Mallomars, Oreos, Premium Crackers, Ritz Crackers, Teddy Grahams, Triscuits, Wheat Thins, and Chicken in a Biskit. ... The Bud Bowl was a CG Super Bowl advertising campaign first aired in 1989, and sporadically during the 1990s. ...


Currently Long works as a studio analyst for the FOX Network's NFL coverage, where he often plays the "straight man" to the comic antics of co-host Terry Bradshaw as well as penning a column for Foxsports.com [6]. In addition, he hosts an annual award show on FOX, Howie Long's Tough Guys, which honors the NFL players whom he deems the toughest, and gives the toughest of them a Chevrolet truck. Long won an Emmy Award in 1997 as "Outstanding Sports Personality/Analyst."[7] NFL on FOX logo. ... A straight man is a role in a comedy double act where a performer works with a comedian by setting up the situations or feeding the lines that allow their partner to make a joke. ... Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948), is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). ... The Fox Sports logo used from 1999 to the present. ... Chevrolet (IPA: - French origin) (colloquially Chevy) is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors (GM). ... An Emmy Award. ...


Long is an alumnus of, and volunteers his time for, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He was named Walter Camp Man of the Year in 2001. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national non-profit youth organization that links together individual clubs throughout the United States with the aim of providing places to go, activities, health and fitness enhancement, and programs for young people. ... Walter Camp Foundation logo The Walter Camp Man of the Year is one of seven awards given annually by the Walter Camp foundation. ...


Notes

  • In an early episode of MadTV, he made an appearance on the risque talk show Cabana Chat.
  • MTV's Paul Gargano had an interview with Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford, and asked this question: "If you could sleep with anyone famous, who would it be?" Halford looked at Gargano with a completely straight face and said, "Howie Long."[9]
  • While in college he worked as a bouncer at a bar called "You Bet Your Life" in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.[citation needed]
  • In February, 2007, a Howie Long game-used jersey fetched $2784 on an online auction[10]

For other uses, see Mad TV (disambiguation). ... Cabana Chat was a recurring feature of the second and third seasons of MADtv. ... Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948), is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). ... Robert John Arthur Halford (born August 25, 1951) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. ...

Further reading

  • Long, Howie (2007) Football for Dummies, 3rd edition. New York: Wiley. ISBN 978-0470125366.

References

  1. ^ 1993 Los Angeles Raiders Media Guide
  2. ^ Canton Repository.com
  3. ^ 1982 Los Angeles Raiders Media Guide
  4. ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame.com
  5. ^ Pro Football Weekly, Volume 22, Issue 29, January, 21, 2008
  6. ^ Foxsports column archive
  7. ^ Hollywood.com Howie Long biography
  8. ^ USA Today.com
  9. ^ TV.com
  10. ^ American Memorabilia.com

Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Oakland Raiders are a National Football League team based in Oakland, California. ... A media guide is a book published by American sporting teams before the start of the sporting season. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Oakland Raiders are a National Football League team based in Oakland, California. ... A media guide is a book published by American sporting teams before the start of the sporting season. ...

External links

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL). ... This is a list of inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Joseph Clifford Joe Montana, Jr. ... Daniel M. Rooney (born July 20, 1932 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is the owner and chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team in the National Football League (NFL). ... Dave Wilcox (born September 29, 1942, in Ontario, Oregon) is a former American football linebacker for the National Football League San Francisco 49ers between 1964 and 1974. ...

  Results from FactBites:
 
Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame (409 words)
Howie Long was a second-round pick of the Oakland Raiders in the 1981 NFL Draft and the 48th player selected overall.
Long moved into a starting role with the Raiders beginning in the fifth game of the strike-shortened 1982 season.
During his 13-year career, Long, a member of the NFL’s All-Decade team of the 1980s, recorded 84 career sacks, not including 7.5 sacks in 1981 before the sack was an official NFL statistic.
Howie Long - Boosters - About Us - Girls and Boys Town (668 words)
Howie Long, a former defensive end with the Oakland Raiders who was elected into the National Football League's Hall-of-Fame in January, 2001, took network sports television by storm in 1994 with his keen insights, thorough research and smooth delivery as an NFL studio analyst for FOX NFL Sunday.
Long was named a defensive end on the NFL Team of the '80s, was the Seagrams Defensive Player of the year in 1985, was voted by fans as the 1984 and 1986 Defensive Lineman of the Year and was named 1984 NFL Defensive Lineman of the Year by the NFL Alumni Association.
Long is also the honorary chairman of his local Boys and Girls Club and has established a scholarship fund at Villanova in honor of his grandmother to benefit under privileged children from the Boston area.
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