▁mention ▁All - American . ▁The ▁following ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁repeated ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁assist ▁leader ▁and ▁the ▁US I LA ▁named ▁him ▁to ▁its ▁third ▁team . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁US I LA ▁awarded ▁him ▁All - America ▁first ▁team ▁hon ors ▁and ▁the ▁Jack ▁Turn b ull ▁Award ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁best ▁attack man . ▁Howard ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁North / S outh ▁Senior ▁All - Star ▁Game , ▁and ▁scored ▁five ▁goals ▁and ▁earned ▁six ▁ass ists ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁South ▁squad ▁win . ▁Howard ▁set ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁career ▁ass ists ▁with ▁ 1 7 3 , ▁which ▁stood ▁until ▁broken ▁by ▁Tim ▁Nelson ▁of ▁Sy rac use ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁college , ▁Howard ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁commission ed ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁He ▁att ained ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁Howard ▁began ▁his ▁co aching ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁as ▁the ▁fresh man ▁team ▁coach ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁assistant ▁coach ▁under ▁co - head ▁coach es ▁Jack ▁Fab er ▁and ▁Al ▁He agy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Howard ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁himself . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Howard ▁gu ided ▁Maryland ▁to ▁an ▁ 8 – 1