▁record . ▁He ▁attended ▁Washington ▁College , ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Jack ▁Turn b ull ▁Award ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁best ▁attack man . ▁Howard ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Lac ros se ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁At ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁Howard ▁also ▁taught ▁as ▁an ▁English ▁professor ▁and ▁held ▁various ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁English ▁department ▁including ▁acting ▁chairman ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁college ▁career ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Ann apolis , ▁Maryland ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Howard ▁attended ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁High ▁School ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁lac ros se ▁on ▁the ▁school ' s ▁first ▁team . ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Howard ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁Washington ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁s occer , ▁and ▁lac ros se ▁as ▁an ▁attack man ▁and ▁face - off ▁man . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁O mic ron ▁D elta ▁K appa ▁honor ▁society . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Howard ▁led ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁ass ists ▁and ▁helped ▁the ▁Sh orem en ▁capture ▁the ▁Laur ie ▁C ox ▁Division ▁championship . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Lac ros se ▁Association ▁named ▁Howard ▁an ▁honor able