Place Kicker
No. 3
"Howfield was able to kick in only seven games last year due to an injured right knee. The injury happened in a practice session prior to the Los Angeles game at Shea. He sat out that game and then came back to kick against Houston the next week; in fact, his 35-yard field goal against the Oilers nearly provided the Jets with a victory. Following the game Howfield was inactive and went on the reserve list on November 14 for the rest of the year.
He has been a strong kicker for the Jets, booting home 67% of his tries since coming to the club. Bobby was 6-for-7 on field goals last year before the injury hit, the second best percentage in the AFC for the second straight year. In 1973, he was responsible for the winning points in two games: he kicked three field goals at New England for a 9-7 victory and several weeks later he posted an 18-yarder against Baltimore for a 20-17 win.
Bobby has helped the Jets upgrade their kickoffs, booming most of his attempts into the end zone. He led the AFC in scoring in 1972 with 121 points. The best afternoon of his career came in '72 when he kicked six field goals to lift the Jets to an 18-17 victory over New Orleans. The final kick came as time expired. He termed it 'my biggest thrill since coming to the United States.'
Howfield was the first soccer style kicker the Jets had. He came to the U.S. with the Chiefs after a kicking clinic found him in England. He was cut by the Chiefs and went to Denver in 1968. Bobby came to the Jets in a trade with Denver for Jim Turner in January 1971.
Bobby has worked in the insurance department of a Denver bank during the off-season. He became a U.S. citizen in May 1974. His hometown is Bushey, England."
-The New York Jets Official 1975 Yearbook
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