Blue Howell

For other people named Edward Howell, see Edward Howell (disambiguation).

Edward E. "Blue" Howell (1905 – April 15, 1964) was an American college football player and coach. He was the fifth head football coach at Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg—now known as Pittsburg State University—in Pittsburg, Kansas, serving for eight seasons, from 1929 to 1935 and again in 1937, compiling a record of 35–30–6.^[1]

Blue Howell

Biographical details
Born	1905
Died	April 15, 1964(1964-04-15) (aged 58–59) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
1926–1928	Nebraska
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1929–1935	Pittsburg State
1937	Pittsburg State
Head coaching record
Overall	35–30–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 CIC (1935)
Awards
2× First-team All-Big Six (1927, 1928) Second-team All-MVC (1926)

Playing career

Howell played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln under head coach Ernest E. Bearg from 1926 until 1928. Weighing 185 pounds, he was the lightest member of the Cornhuskers^[2] but was considered one of the best fullbacks in the Big Six Conference.^[3] He was inducted into the program's "Hall of Fame" in 1978.^[4]

Death

Howell died of a heart attack in 1964 at his home in Omaha, Nebraska.^[5]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Pittsburg State Gorillas (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1929–1935)
1929	Pittsburg State	1–5–2	1–3–2	7th
1930	Pittsburg State	6–3	3–3	4th
1931	Pittsburg State	4–5	3–3	4th
1932	Pittsburg State	6–1–2	4–1–1	T–2nd
1933	Pittsburg State	4–3–2	2–2–2	3rd
1934	Pittsburg State	6–3	3–2	T–2nd
1935	Pittsburg State	6–3	3–1	T–1st
Pittsburg State Gorillas (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1937)
1937	Pittsburg State	2–7	1–3	4th
Pittsburg State:		35–30–6	20–18–5
Total:		35–30–6
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth