Howard Michael "Howie" Long (born January 6, 1960 in Charlestown, Massachusetts) is a former American football player and actor. Long, who played as a defensive end, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
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 te...
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Howard Michael "Howie" Long (born January 6, 1960 in Charlestown, Massachusetts) is a former American football player and actor. Long, who played as a defensive end, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
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, though he never played football until age 15), basketball (lettered three years as a forward), and track (lettered three years, competing in the shot-put, discus and javelin). Long also set state records in both the shot put and discus.
Long played college football and earned a degree in communications at Villanova University. He turned down an offer to play at Boston College 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. Long started...
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