Happy 88th Birthday to Cowboys Hall of Famer Chuck Howley

[MS17]

The Cowboy great celebrated his 88th birthday on June 28th. They don't make 'em like this anymore, he was rare.

 

[RS12]

Happy birthday Chuck. It is a crime the Hall of Fame made you wait that long.

 

[mrmojo]

Happy Birthday to the original 54! Thank you for letting us enjoy your great career with the Cowboys.

 

[pitt33]

One of my favs.

Talk about an athlete…from his 1971 TOPPS football card…


The veteran of the Cowboys' defensive unit, Chuck often exhibits tremendous speed. He returned a fumble 97-yards for a touchdown against the Falcons,
10-2-66, and has caught Leroy Kelly from behind. Chuck was a five-sport letterman at West Virginia, where as a junior in 1956 he excelled in football, track, swimming, gymnastics and wrestling. He was a 10.1 sprinter in track and the one-meter Southern Conference diving champ.

 

[Cowboys5217]

Happy birthday Chuck. It is a crime the Hall of Fame made you wait that long.

He just had to outlive most of the Hall voters from the 1970s who mostly hated the Cowboys, and suppressed Cowboys players from the honors they earned and deserved such as HoF. Howley wasn't the only one snubbed from the HoF because of the sticker on their helmet.

 

[rambo2]

The Cowboy great celebrated his 88th birthday on June 28th. They don't make 'em like this anymore, he was rare.

How did he celebrate? I thought that he has CTE and has been in bad shape.

 

[Typhus]

 

[America's Cowboy]

Happy Birthday, Mr. Chuck Howley!

 

[Motorola]

He just had to outlive most of the Hall voters from the 1970s who mostly hated the Cowboys, and suppressed Cowboys players from the honors they earned and deserved such as HoF. Howley wasn't the only one snubbed from the HoF because of the sticker on their helmet.

Cornell Green.
For a player WHO NEVER PLAYED A DOWN IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL-His accompihments playing for the Cowboys in the NFL are worthy HOF.
But be is not in the Ring Of Honor.
Look up his Cowboys career.
It's flat out wrong Green has not been selected.

 

[Motorola]

How did he celebrate? I thought that he has CTE and has been in bad shape.

Other than his teammate Roger Staubach going to his home and delivering the news..Howley did not make the trip to Canton to participate in the ceromonies during that week, and behonored in person. His family was there, and his son made the acceptance speech.

 

[Motorola]

Happy birthday Chuck. It is a crime the Hall of Fame made you wait that long.

He just had to outlive most of the Hall voters from the 1970s who mostly hated the Cowboys, and suppressed Cowboys players from the honors they earned and deserved such as HoF. Howley wasn't the only one snubbed from the HoF because of the sticker on their helmet.

There a few other NFL Greats besides Howley that got snubbed for too long.
Kenny Stabler - overlooked for a quarter-century after he became eligible; but when he passed away during the the summer of 2015, six months later the HOF committee voted to enshrine him a year after his death.

 

[ChuckA1]

Happy Bday, Mr. Howley. You and Doomsday were a pleasure to watch!

 

[MS17]

Absolutely. Bob Lilly once said that "There wouldn't have been a Doomsday defense without Chuck."
We need to let that sink in a little when looking at #54 to understand the story of the Cowboys in NFL circles.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Who

 

[12+88=7]

I follow Dallas because I wrote a book report on Staubach. But once I started watching the games Chuck Howley was the first player I loved.

 

[12+88=7]

Who

That's the exact response I get from fans when I wear the #54.

As a fan of a team or a sport you should know it's history.

 

[KJJ]

Happy birthday Chuck. It is a crime the Hall of Fame made you wait that long.

It would’ve been an even bigger crime had they not put him in at all or waited until he passed away.

 

[KJJ]

That's the exact response I get from fans when I wear the #54.

As a fan of a team or a sport you should know it's history.

Most old timers would probably think Randy White when they see a Cowboys #54. This is certainly no knock on Chuck Howley but the Manster was one of the all-time greats.

 

[Coogiguy03]

That's the exact response I get from fans when I wear the #54.

As a fan of a team or a sport you should know it's history.

You think these new school players care about the history of this team????? I'm 40 I know who he is I was just being silly, but in all honesty, these kids now days don't care about history, they want money and a kardashian

 

[cowboyec]

HAPPY 54 BIRTHDAY
AND THANK YOU