Keeyon Howard
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- Year Inducted:
- 2014
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- Sport(s):
- Football
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- Inductee Category:
- Athlete
Keeyon Howard was a three-year starter and three-year letter winner as a cornerback for the Central Methodist football team from 2002-04.
Howard was a unanimous first team All-HAAC selection as a junior and senior and in 2004 was named a first team All-American by NAIAFootball.Net and Don Hansen's Football Gazette and a second team NAIA All-American. In 2004 Howard was also named Don Hansen's Football Gazette Defensive Back of the Year.
In 2003, Howard was part of a special teams unit that set a single-season school record for blocked kicks (14).
In 2004, Howard led the country in interceptions per game (1.2) and passes defended per game (2.4). He tied the single-game school record for most interceptions, picking off three passes against Evangel (Mo.). Howard was part of a defense that tied a single-game school record for most interceptions (6) and set single-season records for most interceptions (33), most takeaways (49) and highest turnover margin (plus-28). He was part of a special teams unit that twice set the single-game record for blocked kicks (3). The 2004 defense led the nation in turnover margin per game (2.500) and in per games averages ranked sixth in opponents third down conversion rate (26.100), 10th in pass defense effiency (89.000), 11th in scoring defense (16.0), 27th in total defense (306.7) and 29th in rushing defense (136.5).
Howard ranks first in Central Methodist history in single-season interceptions (13 in 2004) and career interceptions (23).
Howard signed a professional contract for one season with the Canadian Football League's (CFL) Montreal Alouettes in 2006.
Howard earned a Bachelor's degree in General Studies from Central Methodist in 2013.
A native of Los Angeles, Howard attended John Muir High School.
