Chuck Howley

Chuck Howley, born Charles Louis Howley on June 28, 1936, is an American former professional football linebacker who played 15 seasons in the National Football League, mostly with the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at West Virginia, where he earned three consecutive All-SoCon selections, and was chosen seventh overall in the 1958 draft by the Chicago Bears, spending his first two seasons there before finishing his career in Dallas. An original member of the Doomsday Defense, he received six Pro Bowl and five first-team All-Pro selections and appeared in two consecutive Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl VI. He was named most valuable player of Super Bowl V, a game his team lost, and remains the only player on a losing team to receive that award. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023.