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| Position | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born | August 22, 1948 Vallejo, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Monroe (LA) Carroll | ||||||||
| College | Grambling State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1970: 4th round, 88th overall pick | ||||||||
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Delles Ray Howell (born August 22, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Grambling State Tigers. At 6'3", weighing in at 200 pounds,[1] he was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round (88th overall pick) in the 1970 NFL draft.[2] He played in the NFL for the Saints (1970–1972) and the New York Jets (1973–1975).[1] He was traded along with Richard Neal from the Saints to the Jets for a pair of 1973 picks in the second and third rounds (51st and 66th overall–Steve Baumgartner and Pete Van Valkenburg respectively) on January 29, 1973.[3][4]
References
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- ↑ 1970 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com
- ↑ Wallace, William N. "Jets Get 2 Saints To Help Defense," The New York Times, Tuesday, January 30, 1973. Retrieved November 1, 2020
- ↑ 1973 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 30 (Rounds 1–7) & 31 (Rounds 8–17) – Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 1, 2020
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