Thomas Howard (born July 14, 1983) is an American football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders. He was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft after running a 4.44 second 40 yard dash at the 2006 NFL Combine. He played college football for the University of Texas at El Paso. As a rookie, he was named a starter along with fellow draftee Michael Huff by head coach Art Shell.
Thomas Sylvester Howard (born December 11 1964 in Middletown, Ohio) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He attended Ball State University where he played football and baseball. During his 11-year career (1990-2000) he played for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals. On April 11, 2000 he hit the first grand slam at Minute Maid Park.
He graduated in 1983 from Valley View High School in Germantown, Ohio. There he also excelled as quarterback of the South Western Buckeye League champion football team and as a power forward on the league champion basketball team. His nickname in high school was Tank and was given to him by his father at an earlier age.
Thomas Charles Howard (born 19 July 1781 in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire; died 18 May 1864 in Hartley Row, Hampshire) was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire and MCC from 1803 to 1828.
Thomas Howard was a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicketkeeper but he was famous as a fast underarm bowler.
Thomas Howard was a pirate primarily active in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea during the Golden Age of Piracy. He served under other pirates of the time, including George Booth and John Bowen. He also commanded the 36-gun Prosperous. He later retired to Rapajura, in India, where he married a local woman. He was later murdered by her relatives.
