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 AFLCincinnati 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]
howard, fest, howard, arthur, fest, born, april, 1946, antonio, texas, former, american, football, offensive, lineman, played, american, football, league, national, football, league, 72position, tackle, guardpersonal, informationborn, 1946, april, 1946, antoni. Howard Arthur Fest born April 11 1946 in San Antonio Texas is a former American football offensive lineman who played in the American Football League AFL and in the National Football League NFL Howard FestNo 72Position Tackle GuardPersonal informationBorn 1946 04 11 April 11 1946 age 76 San Antonio TexasCareer informationCollege TexasNFL Draft 1968 Round 6 Pick 139Career historyCincinnati Bengals 1968 1975 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 1977 Career NFL statisticsGames played 127Games started 77Fumble recoveries 3Player stats at NFL comHe 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 Edit 1966 Football Roster 1966 Football Roster 1966 Texas Longhorns Stats College Football at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 2014 02 01 Retrieved 2014 01 23 1967 Texas Longhorns Stats College Football at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 2014 02 01 Retrieved 2014 01 23 Howard Fest Career Game Log Pro Football Reference com Bay Bucs Draftees St Petersburg Times 1 Apr 1976 Howard Fest Stats Pro Football Reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howard Fest amp oldid 1114095956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
