Ron Howell (Canadian sportsman)
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| Positions | Running back, Defensive back, Defenceman, LW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 4, 1935 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 16, 1992 (aged 56) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1954–1956 | New York Rangers (NHL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1962 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | BC Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1965 | Toronto Argonauts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Montreal Alouettes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Howell (December 4, 1935 – March 16, 1992) was a Canadian professional football and hockey player. He played in the Canadian Football League from 1954 to 1962, and the National Hockey League from 1954 to 1956.
Career
Howell was a running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League from 1954–1962. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1958 and the Gruen Trophy as the outstanding rookie in the CFL East in 1954. He also played four games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers.
Personal life
Howell is the brother of Hockey Hall of Famer Harry Howell.[1]
Career ice hockey statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1952–53 | Kitchener Greenshirts | OHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 54 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1954–55 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 35 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1955–56 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 36 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | OHA Sr | 30 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1956–57 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1957–58 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | OHA Sr | 30 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 1957–58 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1958–59 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 37 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1960–61 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 22 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Kitchener-Waterloo Tigers | OHA Sr | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1962–63 | Long Island Ducks | EHL | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1963–64 | Guelph Regals | OHA Sr | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Long Island Ducks | EHL | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| OHA Sr totals | 80 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 47 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 24 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Ron Howell". Greatest Hockey Legends. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Ron Howell at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1935 births
- 1992 deaths
- BC Lions players
- Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Canadian Award winners
- Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Canadian football running backs
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Guelph Biltmores players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Ice hockey people from Hamilton, Ontario
- Long Island Ducks (ice hockey) players
- Montreal Alouettes players
- New York Rangers players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
- Players of Canadian football from Ontario
- Rochester Americans players
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian football running back stubs