Bobby Howfield - #3 - K - None - Profile

PRO: The Jets leading scorer, Howfield con- verted on 8 of 19 field goal tries and 25 of 26 extra points ... his strong leg helped the Jets kicking game, booting his kickoffs deeper than they had been in past Jet seasons ... did not get many field goal opportunities from good range, trying 12 of his 19 from beyond the 35 yardline ... kicked two FGs in a strong wind to provide the winning points against Kansas City ... added insurance points in a 13-6 win over New England with a 42- yarder, his longest of the year ... is the first soccer- style kicker Weeb Ewbank has ever coached ... came to the V.S. with the Chiefs after a Chief kicking clinic found him in England ... cut by Chiefs and went to Denver in 1968 ... handled Broncos kicking for three years ... over the past three seasons only 79 of 173 kickoffs have been returned .. ;has a career total of 262 points, 213 of them at Denver ... obtained from Denver in a trade for Jim Turner in January, 1971.

PERSONAL: Married ... wife, Mar- garet. ..daughter, Janice, 9; sons, Gary 7, and Ian, 6... has worked in the insurance department of a Denver bank, where he makes his home ...

Hometown: Bushey, England.

From 1972 Jets yearbook.