Our 4th leading vote getter received 83.3% of the vote, or 20 out of 24, and was the only one to have retired in 1988. Without further ado, I am proud to announce the 16th member of the USFL/WFL Hall of Fame, New York Stars WR/KR Allan Howard.
Allan Howard, WR, NY Stars
Inducted: 1988
Allan Howard retired as the first player in league history to accumulate 20,000 all-purpose yards. He had 1,300 or more receiving yards in each of his first four seasons in New York, a career-high 101 catches in 1978, and 74 career TD catches. Howard was even more notable as a kick returner, however, being named All-Pro three times. His 110-yard kickoff return for a TD is (and will remain) tied for the league record, as are his two punt returns for TDs. He caught three TD passes during a 21-7 win over New Orleans in the 1979 playoffs.
• 10 seasons (1976-85)
• All-Pro as a kick returner: 1976, ’79, ’80.
• Career yardage: 20,029 (7,658 kick returns, 2,943 punt returns, 9,406 receiving)
• 85 career total TDs (74 receiving, 9 kick return, 2 punt return)
• League records: Total yardage, 110-yard kickoff return, 2 punt return TDs
• Nine kickoff returns for TDs (No. 5 all-time)
• Average 41 yards per kick return (1979) and 13 yards per punt return (1984)
Player Linkhttps://usflwfl.myfootballnow.com/player/3611Hall of Fame Link to the bloghttps://mfnusflwfl.blogspot.com/p/usflwfl-hall-of-fame.html
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