Three-Sport Letterwinner, Bulldog Hall-of-Famer Billy Howard Dies at 99

Three-sport letterwinner, Bulldog Hall-of-Famer Billy Howard dies at 99

Former Mississippi State athlete, Korean War veteran and founder of Howard Industries Billy Howard Sr. died at the age of 99, his company announced on Wednesday. Billy Howard Sr. “Mr. Howard was the very definition of a Bulldog,” Athletic Director Zac Selmon said in a statement on social media. “He earned his degree in electrical engineering in just three years while lettering in football, basketball and track. His legacy as Mississippi State’s …

Howard Industries founder passes away at 99

Mississippi is mourning the loss of a business giant. Howard Industries founder Billy Howard Sr. passed away at the age of 99, the company announced on Wednesday. Howard was born in Louisville in 1927 and later became a star student-athlete at Mississippi State University, where he lettered in a trio of sports and earned an electrical engineering degree. “What a privilege it has been to come to know Mr. Billy Howard and to learn from the example…