What is Sherman Howard (American football)?
[[File:Sherman Howard - 1951 Bowman.jpg|right|200px]] '''Sherman John Howard''' (November 28, 1924 – December 5, 2019) was an professional [[American football]] player. He played professionally as a [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] for four seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) with the [[New York Yanks]] and [[Cleveland Browns]]. He was born in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. Howard died in [[Chicago]] on December 5, 2019 at the age of 95.<ref>[https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/10/21005070/sherman-howard-pioneering-african-american-football-player-chicago-harlan-high-school-coach-nfl Sherman Howard, last of the players who reintegrated pro football in the 1940s, has died at 95]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Sherman}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Cleveland Browns players]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Chicago]] [[Category:Military people from Chicago]] [[Category:Sportspeople from New Orleans]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}