Douglas Lynn Howard (born February 6, 1948) is a former professional

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player who played both infield and outfield positions. Howard played college baseball for the

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. Ernest L. Wilkinson and

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, ed., ''Brigham Young University: The First 100 Years'' (Provo: BYU Press, 1975) p. 439 He also played college basketball for the Cougars at guard; in fact, after completing play for BYU, Howard was also drafted by the NBA's

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,Doug Howard Athlete Profile
BYU Athletics web site. but he chose to play pro baseball. Drafted by the

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in 1970, Howard made it to the big leagues in 1972, although Howard never enjoyed the kind of success in the majors that he achieved in the minors. From 1972 to 1976, Howard spent part of each season in Triple A, where he batted .301 in 500 games; in each of those five seasons, he was called up to the major leagues, but he only compiled a .212 average in 97 games at the major league level. Defensively, Howard was most often used at first base, though he also appeared at all three outfield positions and two games at third base. In all, Howard played in parts of five major league seasons for the

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, and

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. In November, 1976, Cleveland traded Howard to the newly created

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, but Howard was cut from the team's roster on March 29, about a week before the end of spring training, and was not offered a minor league position. Unable to find another organization interested in his services, Howard retired from professional baseball at age 29.

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