Howard Fest

American football player (born 1946)

American football player

Howard Fest

No. 72
Position:| Tackle/Guard
Personal information
Born:|  (1946-04-11) April 11, 1946 (age 79)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Career information
College:| Texas
NFL draft:| 1968: 6th round, 139th pick
Career history

* Cincinnati Bengals (1968–1975)
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976–1977)

Career NFL statistics
| Games played:| 127

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Games started:| 77
Fumble recoveries:| 3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Howard Arthur Fest (born April 11, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL).

He attended Thomas Edison High School in San Antonio. He played college football at the University of Texas, where he was a tight end.[1] As a sophomore during the 1965 season, he played sparingly and caught one pass for nine yards as the Longhorns went 6-4 under College Football Hall of Fame coach Darrell Royal.[2] In his junior year he was switched to offensive tackle as the Longhorns went 7-4, including a 19-0 win in the Bluebonnet Bowl over Ole Miss.[3] In his senior season of 1967, the Longhorns were 6-4.[4]

After his senior year, he was chosen in the sixth round (139th overall) of the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.[5]

He was an original member of the AFL Cincinnati Bengals, playing with them for eight years. He began his career at tackle, but later moved to guard. He was given the nickname "Mr. Consistency" by his teammates.[6]

During his eight seasons with the Bengals, he never missed a game, playing in 112 games, of which he started 63.

He was made available in the 1976 NFL expansion draft, and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he played two seasons. He started all 14 games of the 1976 season. He played in just one game his final season of 1977.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "1966 Football Roster".
2. ^ "1966 Football Roster".
3. ^ "1966 Texas Longhorns Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
4. ^ "1967 Texas Longhorns Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
5. ^ "Howard Fest Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
6. ^ "Bay Bucs Draftees". St. Petersburg Times. April 1, 1976
7. ^ "Howard Fest Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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Cincinnati Bengals 1968 NFL draft selections

* Bob Johnson
* Bill Staley
* Tom Smiley
* Gary Davis
* Paul Robinson
* Dale Livingston
* Jess Phillips
* Warren McVea
* Dave Middendorf
* Al Beauchamp
* Howard Fest
* Bill Kindricks
* John Neidert
* Dewey Warren
* Essex Johnson
* Elmo Maple
* Sidney Ellis
* Charles Williams
* James Johnson
* Steve Smith
* Wes Bean
* Harry Gunner
* Ed Brantley
* Phil Johnson
* Steve Hanrahan
* Wayne Patrick
* James Russell
* Wally Scott
* Jeff Banks
* Bob Trumpy
* Harold Jones
* James Bivins
* Teddy Washington
* Les Webster
* Steve Lewicke
* Harvey Palmore
* Joe Mira
* Jim Williams
* Brown Marks
* Don Manning
* Jimmy Smith

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Cincinnati Bengals 1968 inaugural season roster

* Dan Archer
* Marty Baccaglio
* Estes Banks
* Al Beauchamp
* Danny Brabham
* Frank Buncom
* Steve Chomyszak
* Paul Elzey
* Bernie Erickson
* Howard Fest
* Curt Frazier
* White Graves
* Jim Griffin
* Harry Gunner
* Sherrill Headrick
* Ken Herock
* Mike Hibler
* Bobby Hunt
* Bob Johnson
* Essex Johnson
* Willie Jones
* Rex Keeling
* Bob Kelly
* Bill Kindricks
* Charlie King
* Ron Lamb
* Dale Livingston
* John Matlock
* Pat Matson
* Ed McCall
* Wayne McClure
* Warren McVea
* Dave Middendorf
* John Neidert
* Pete Perreault
* Bill Peterson
* Jess Phillips
* Dennis Randall
* Andy Rice
* Paul Robinson
* S. T. Saffold
* Bill Scott
* Rod Sherman
* Tom Smiley
* Fletcher Smith
* Philip Spiller
* Bill Staley
* John Stofa
* Bob Trumpy
* Dewey Warren
* Teddy Washington
* Andre White
* Monk Williams
* Ernie Wright
* Sam Wyche

Head Coach: Paul Brown

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 inaugural season roster

* Tom Alward
* Larry Ball
* Joe Blahak
* Cedric Brown
* Louis Carter
* Bert Cooper
* Mark Cotney
* Mike Current
* Charlie Davis
* Ricky Davis
* Parnell Dickinson
* Freddie Douglas
* Jimmy DuBose
* Howard Fest
* Dave Green
* Jimmy Gunn
* Isaac Hagins
* Terry Hanratty
* Charlie Hunt
* Larry Jameson
* Essex Johnson
* Curtis Jordan
* Vince Kendrick
* Larry Lawrence
* Mike Lemon
* Everett Little
* Don Martin
* Ed McAleney
* Lee McGriff
* J. K. McKay
* Rod McNeill
* Bob Moore
* Manfred Moore
* Maulty Moore
* Jack Novak
* Frank Oliver
* Morris Owens
* Fred Pagac
* Dave Pear
* Cal Peterson
* Jim Peterson
* Reggie Pierson
* Dave Reavis
* Danny Reece
* Steve Reese
* Glenn Robinson
* Mirro Roder
* Council Rudolph
* Dan Ryczek
* Dewey Selmon
* Lee Roy Selmon
* Jimmy Sims
* Barry Smith
* Steve Spurrier
* Ken Stone
* Pat Toomay
* John Ward
* Mike Washington
* Ed Williams
* Steve Wilson
* Richard Wood
* Roscoe Word
* Randy Young
* Steve Young

* Head coach: John McKay

* Assistant coaches: Tom Bass
* Willie Brown
* Wayne Fontes
* Jerry Frei
* Dennis Fryzel
* Abe Gibron
* Phil Krueger
* John Rauch
* Harry Smith
* Dick Voris

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