Billy-Howton-Obituary

Billy Harris Howton

Houston, Texas

1930 - 2025

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Billy Harris Howton07/03/1930 - 08/04/2025Bill Howton, husband, father, brother and good friend, passed away peacefully Monday, August 4, 2025 in Houston, Texas after a long and lucky life.Born in Littlefield, Texas, Bill graduated from Plainview High School in 1948 and then received a...

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In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you in Memory Care. *photo was taken in August 24, 2023

A truly brilliant receiver, he deserved to be inducted into the Packer Hall of Fame. He will be missed by many.

To his loving family, I´m glad that he is at peace and is again in wonderful health. My father was a huge fan of his when he was playing for the Packers. Furthermore, his respect for him doubled when he founded the NFL Players Association and acted as its first president. My father also was blessed to have met him, and he was humble and kind. A true gentleman who will always be remembered with genuine appreciation and respect. Rest in eternal peace, Bill.

My dad´s favorite player. Thanks for the memories and all the good times. You will be deeply missed and forever remembered. RIP Billy.

To the family of Mr Bill he was a very good man. we all loved him so much and he will be miss dearly from the village of river oaks care stuff

I grew up in New York. As a youngster, I used to watch Pro Football Highlights narrated by Jim Leaming. I recall watching the Packer highlights from the preceding week and invariably Billy Howton was featured in those highlights. He excelled at route running catching balls on the sideline or over the middle. His brilliance was often accomplished on poor Packer teams. Emlen Tunnell, Hall of Famer and former Giant defensive back, considered Billy Howton the " toughest receiver to cover in...

Condolences to Bobby´s family and friends. May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Im so sorry to hear about the great Willie Harris Howton's passing. My condolences to you all.