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ASU: Former walk-on who played quite a bit last year...will see more playing time and could figure into the starting rotation at defensive tackle in 2002...one of six players on the Sun Devil roster who has already earned his undergraduate degree...will enter ASU's prestigious MBA program in the fall...was recognized as the Hard Hat Player of the Year for his work in ASU's winter strength and conditioning program. 2001: First-team Pac-10 All-Academic team with a 4.0 GPA in finance...played in seven games...totaled five tackles on the year...had two tackles against Washington State.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Earned an associate's degree in business from Scottsdale Community College in Dec. of 2000 ... played defensive line and end in his two seasons at Scottsdale ... won the team's scholar-athlete award with a GPA of 3.99.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 1998 graduate of West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah ... earned first-team all-state and all-region honors as a senior ... captained his team as a senior ... also lettered in wrestling and track ... finished third at the state wrestling meet at 215 pounds ... was listed among West High School's "Dream Team" for wrestling at 215 ... was coached by Don Holtry.
PERSONAL: Has earned his bachelor's degree in finance...is contemplating a career in banking...parents are Philip M. Howard, Jr. (headhunter) and Trude LaPrade Latino...has two brothers, Loren and Bevan...his brother, Loren, is a freshman on the football team at Northwestern University...grandfather, Loren LaPrade, was an All-American at Stanford in 1943 and played for the Philadelphia Eagles...enoys lifting, reading and playing the stock market...lists his most exciting sports experiences as the first time he hit any one in pads and beating Snow Junior College in double overtime in 1999...born March 26, 1980 in Salt Lake City, Utah...full name is Philip Murray Howard III.
CAREER HIGHS: Unassisted Tackles: 1, twice, last at UCLA (12/1/01). Assisted Tackles: 1, three times, last vs. Washington State (11/10/01). Total Tackles: 2, vs. Washington State (11/10/01).
Howard's Career Statistics
G/GS UT/AT TT
2001 7/0 2/3 5
