Howie Long
Expert Analysis:
- Widely regarded as one today’s top NFL studio analysts
- 1997, received Emmy Award for work as Outstanding Sports Personality / Analyst
- 1995, entered into a three film agreement with Twentieth Century Fox, appearing in Broken Arrow (1995) and Firestorm (1998)
- 1994 – present, began working as studio analyst for Fox NFL Sunday
- 1992-93, segment host of ESPN’s “Up Close”
- Has appeared on HBO’s “Inside the NFL,” the weekly “NFL Diary,” NBC’s “NFL Live” and Costas “Coast to Coast”
Professional Career:
- 2000, inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame
- Regarded as one of best defensive linemen in NFL history
- Played his entire 13-year career with Raiders
- Holds Raiders team record with eight Pro Bowl selections
- Holds AFC Pro Bowl Record with nine career sacks
- 1986, 1984, named Defensive Lineman of the Year
- 1985, named Seagram’s Defensive Player of the Year
- 1984, NFL Defensive Lineman of the Year by NFL Alumni Association
- 1982, helped Raiders to a Super Bowl XVII win over Washington Redskins by posting a career-best 13 sacks and registering five tackles
- 1981, drafted by Raiders
- Four-year letterman in football at Villanova as a defensive lineman
- All-East and honorable mention All-America as a senior while also becoming a champion boxer as an undergraduate
Personal:
- Graduated from Villanova University with a degree in communications
- Howie and his wife, Diane, have three sons, Howie, Chris, and Kyle
- Currently resides in the state of Virginia
