US EditionFormer Packers Standout and First-Ever Player Union President, Billy Howton, Dead at 95
HOUSTON, TEXAS, AUG 8 – Howton was the NFL's all-time leading receiver at retirement and a pioneering players' union president who led the league in receiving yards twice, with four Pro Bowl selections.
- Billy Howton, a standout wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers and the inaugural leader of the NFL Players Association, passed away in Houston on August 4 at the age of 95.
- Howton, who was born in Littlefield, Texas in 1930, played seven seasons with the Packers before being sent to the Cleveland Browns in 1959, and then joining the Dallas Cowboys during their first season in 1960.
- He was the first NFL rookie to surpass 1,000 yards in receiving, tallied the Packers’ inaugural touchdown at Lambeau Field in 1957, and was honored with induction into the Packer Hall of Fame in 1974.
- Before the 1958 season, Hall of Fame defensive back Emlen Tunnell expressed that Howton was, in his opinion, the most challenging receiver to defend against in the National League.
- At retirement in 1963, Howton held the NFL records for receptions and receiving yards , confirming his status as a top pre-Super Bowl era wide receiver.
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Howton was regarded as one of the most productive wide receivers of the pre-Super Bowl era and was a founder and the first president of the NFL Players Association.
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Former Packers standout and first-ever player union president, Billy Howton, dead at 95
By Said Bravo, CNN , CNN (CNN) — Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver and first-ever player union president, Billy Howton, has died, according to the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Howton, who was 95, passed away Monday in Houston “after a long and lucky life,” according to the Bradshaw-Carter funeral home obituary. The cause of death was not revealed. The Texan native was considered a pioneer of the NFLPA in its early d…
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