Dixie Howell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dixie Howell

American football and baseball player and coach

Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1912

Place of Birth: Hartford, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1971

Profession: military officer, baseball player, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Millard Fleming "Dixie" Howell (November 24, 1912 – March 2, 1971) was an American football and baseball player and coach.
He played college football as a halfback at the University of Alabama from 1932 to 1934 and with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) in 1937.
Howell served as the head football coach at Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe, now Arizona State University, from 1938 to 1941 and at the University of Idaho from 1947 to 1950, compiling a career coaching record of 36–35–5 in college football.
He also coached at the National University of Mexico in 1935.
Howell was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.
He also played professional baseball in eight minor league seasons following college.