He is a 1987 graduate of Plano Senior High School in Plano , Texas , where he helped the 1986 football team win a Texas State Championship . Howard is a 1991 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy , earning a bachelor of science in political science . While at the Academy , he served as his class president and as a cadet group commander . He was selected as a First Team Academic All-American as the starting running back on the Air Force Falcons football team and awarded the inaugural Draddy Trophy in 1990 by the National Football Foundation . In 2003 , he was inducted into the Academic All American Hall of Fame
Draddy Trophy
William V. Campbell Trophy
Christopher B. Howard