Delles Ray Howell (born August 22, 1948) is a retired

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

. He played for the

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...

(1970–1972) and the

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(1973–1975) in the

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.Delles Howell
/ref> At 6'3", weighing in at 200 pounds, he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 4th round (88th overall pick) in the

1970 NFL Draft The 1970 National Football League Draft was the 35th National Football League Draft and the first of the league's modern era, following the merger of the National Football League with the American Football League. It was held on January 27–28, 1 ...

out of Grambling State University. He was traded along with Richard Neal from the Saints to the Jets for a pair of

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

picks in the second and third rounds (51st and 66th overall–

Steve Baumgartner Steven John Baumgartner (born March 26, 1951) is a former professional American football player who played defensive end for seven seasons for the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Oilers The Houston Oilers were a professional American foot ...

and

Pete Van Valkenburg Pete Van Valkenburg (sometimes referred to as Pete Van Valkenburg) is a former running back in the National Football League. Van Valkenburg was drafted in the third round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints and would play that season ...

respectively) on January 29, 1973.1973 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 30 (Rounds 1–7) & 31 (Rounds 8–17) – Pro Sports Transactions.
Retrieved November 1, 2020

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1948 births Living people Players of American football from Vallejo, California Players of American football from Monroe, Louisiana American football defensive backs Grambling State Tigers football players New Orleans Saints players New York Jets players {{Defensiveback-1940s-stub