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{{Short description|American football player (born 1936)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | image = Chuck howley cowboys.jpg | caption = Signed photo of Howley with the Dallas Cowboys | position = [[Linebacker]] | number = 54 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1936|6|28|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Wheeling, West Virginia]], U.S. | death_date = <!--{{Death date and age|20YY|MM|DD|1936|6|28|mf=yes}}--> | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 228 | draftyear = 1958 | draftround = 1 | draftpick = 7 | high_school = [[Wheeling, West Virginia#Education|Warwood]] (Wheeling) | college = [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] (1954β1957) | teams = * [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|1958}}β{{NFL Year|1959}}) * [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|1961}}β{{NFL Year|1973}}) | highlights = * [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl VI|VI]]) * [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Super Bowl V|V]]) * 5Γ First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1966 All-Pro Team|1966]]β[[1970 All-Pro Team|1970]]) * Second-team All-Pro ([[1971 All-Pro Team|1971]]) * 6Γ [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1966 Pro Bowl|1965]]β[[1970 Pro Bowl|1969]], [[1972 Pro Bowl|1971]]) * [[Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor]] * 3Γ [[Southern Conference|All-SoCon]] (1955β1957) * [[West Virginia Mountaineers football#Retired numbers|West Virginia Mountaineers No. 66]] retired | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 180 | statlabel2 = [[Interception]]s | statvalue2 = 25 | statlabel3 = [[Touchdown]]s | statvalue3 = 2 | statlabel4 = Interception yards | statvalue4 = 399 | statlabel5 = Fumbles recovered | statvalue5 = 18 | pfr = HowlCh00 | HOF = chuck-howley }} '''Charles Louis Howley''' (born June 28, 1936) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[linebacker]] for 15 seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), primarily with the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. He spent his first two seasons with the [[Chicago Bears]], who selected him seventh overall in the [[1958 NFL draft]], and played the remainder of his career for the Cowboys. Recognized as an original member of the [[Doomsday Defense]], Howley received six [[Pro Bowl]] and five first-team [[All-Pro]] selections, while appearing in two consecutive [[Super Bowl]]s and winning [[Super Bowl VI]]. Howley was also named the [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] of [[Super Bowl V]] and is the only player on a losing team to receive the award. He was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2023.
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