Former Green Bay Packers star Billy Howton has died . He was 95 years old. Howton earned four Pro Bowl honors and three All-Pro honors during his NFL career.

He still holds multiple Packers records, including for most receiving yards in a single game, most receiving yards in a rookie season and most touchdowns in a rookie season.

Billy Howton was drafted by the Packers in the second round of the 1952 NFL Draft out of Rice. As a rookie, he led the NFL with 1,231 receiving yards in just 12 games. He also scored 13 touchdowns. Both of those Packers franchise records still stand today.

Howton ended up playing seven seasons for Green Bay, before being traded to Cleveland in 1959. He closed out his career playing four seasons with the Cowboys.

The Texas native caught 303 passes for 5,581 y

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