# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/desmond-howard
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:08:52.980Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/desmond-howard"
name: "Desmond Howard"
slug: "desmond-howard"
description: "Desmond Kevin Howard is an American sportscaster and former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1991, and was selected fourth overall in the 1992 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. Howard spent most of his career on special teams as a return specialist and holds the NFL single-season record for punt return yardage. With the Green Bay Packers, Howard was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI after returning a kickoff for a 99-yard touchdown, the longest return in Super Bowl history at the time. He is the only special teams player to receive the award. Howard was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010. Since 2005, he has served as an analyst on ESPN College Gameday."
tagline: "American football player (born 1970)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DesmondHoward.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1970-05-15"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  historical:           9.77586
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  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm1152107"
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    title: "ديزموند هوارد"
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    title: "Desmond Howard"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump