▁knew ▁everything ▁Hop kins ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁do . ▁He z zy ' s ▁sc out ing ▁report ▁was ▁brilliant ." ▁ ▁While ▁co aching ▁at ▁Maryland , ▁Howard ▁also ▁played ▁lac ros se ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁level . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁Lac ros se ▁Club ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁including ▁in ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Box ▁Lac ros se ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁scoring ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁While ▁at ▁Maryland , ▁Howard ▁also ▁taught ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁department . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁Ph . D ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland . ▁Howard ▁began ▁teaching ▁as ▁an ▁English ▁instruct or ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁while ▁working ▁towards ▁his ▁doctor ate . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁a ▁full ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁associate ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁department ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁then ▁acting ▁chairman ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 .