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Howie Long - Hall of Fame Oakland
Raiders Defensive End |
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 Former
Los Angeles Raiders defensive end
Howie Long began his network sports
television career in 1994 as an NFL
studio analyst for "Fox NFL Sunday."
Howie is regarded as one of the top
NFL analysts, having received an
Emmy Award as Outstanding Sports
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Howie Long co-starred in the 1995
action-adventure film, "Broken
Arrow," starring John Travolta and
Christian Slater. In 1998, Howie
Long starred in the motion picture,
"Firestorm." He also had a cameo
appearance in the 1996 film, "That
Thing You Do," starring Tom Hanks.
Howie Long was one of the best
defensive linemen to play in the
NFL. His size combined with his
speed, strength and intensity made
him unique. He tied the Raiders team
record with eight Pro Bowl
selections. He played his entire
13-year career for the Raiders after
joining the team as a second-round
draft choice in 1981. He became a
starter in his second season and
helped the Raiders to a Super Bowl
XVIII win over the Washington
Redskins by posting a career-best 13
sacks and registering five Super
Bowl tackles.
Howie Long was the last active
Raider to have played for the team
when it was based in Oakland. He was
a member of the last AFC team to win
the Super Bowl. He holds the Raiders
record for the most sacks in a game
(five), was named a defensive end on
the NFL Team of the Eighties and was
Seagrams Defensive Player of the
Year in 1985. He was voted by fans
as 1984 and 1986 Defensive Lineman
of the Year and was named by the NFL
Alumni Association as 1984 NFL
Defensive Lineman of the Year. He
also holds the AFC Pro Bowl record
with nine and a half career sacks.
As a defensive lineman at Villanova
University, Howie Long was a
four-year letterman in football. He
was All-East and honorable mention
All-American as a senior was named
MVP in the 1980 Blue-Gray Game. He
was also a champion boxer as an
undergraduate and graduated from
Villanova in 1981 with a degree in
communications.
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