Howard Cassady
Howard Albert Cassady "Hopalong"
Born: March 2, 1934
Columbus, OH USA
Deceased: September 20, 2019
Position: HB-SE-FL
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 183
College: Ohio St.
High School: Central (Columbus, OH)
Career: 1956-1963
Drafted: 1956 in Round 1, #3 overall by the Detroit Lions
Howard Cassady played from 1956 to 1963 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles. Cassady ran for 1,229 yards in his career on 316 attempts, scoring 6 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 111 passes for 1,601 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 97 | 413 | 4.3 | 33 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 73 | 250 | 3.4 | 57 | 3 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 45 | 198 | 4.4 | 33 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 52 | 203 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 17 | 28 | 1.6 | 16 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 31 | 131 | 4.2 | 14 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 316 | 1229 | 3.9 | 57 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 25 | 325 | 13.0 | 48 | 3 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 23 | 406 | 17.7 | 81 | 7 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 15 | 316 | 21.1 | 59 | 4 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 20 | 238 | 11.9 | 40 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 76 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 188 | 13.4 | 47 | 2 |
| Totals | 111 | 1601 | 14.4 | 81 | 18 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 34 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 159 | 9.9 | 21 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 341 | 7.9 | 34 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 382 | 23.9 | 42 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 232 | 23.2 | 37 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 163 | 20.4 | 34 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 127 | 14.1 | 23 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 233 | 23.3 | 34 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 249 | 17.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Totals | 77 | 1594 | 20.7 | 42 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Totals | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 |
