Dick Howard

Richard James Howard... moved to Canada in 1967... physical education teacher at Crescent School... earned BSc (Physical Education) from State University of New York, College at Brockport (1970)... worked as head of department of physical education at Crescent School (from 1966-67 and then again starting in 1972)... worked as physical education teacher at R.J. Lang Junior High School (1971-72)... earned his Canada Soccer Coaching A Diploma...

honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame... recipient of Canada Soccer’s Aubrey Sanford Meritorious Service Award in 2019...

represented Canada in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1972... made five international “A” appearances from 1972 to 1973 with Canada Soccer's Men’s National Team as a goalkeeper...

with Primo Hamilton FC, a National League Ontario winner (O’Keefe Trophy in 1967)...

served as Canada team staff at one FIFA youth tournament (U-17 at Scotland 1989)…

walked out the Voyageurs Cup as part of the pre-match protocol at the 2017 Canadian Championship on 27 June... was part of Canada Soccer’s post-match Guard of Honour on 27 March 2022 to celebrate Canada’s qualification to the men’s 2022 FIFA World Cup (along with nine other former players)...

said Howard in August 1986, “we have to bring back an aspect of fun to the game and concentrate on developing individual skills”...

wrote Canada Soccer in 1992, Dick “was responsible for administering the five-level National Coaching Certification Program pioneered by Canadian soccer. He wrote the mini soccer teaching manual and coordinated the development of this program for young players across Canada. He helped develop and conducted clinics for Canada Soccer's Gillette Soccer 2000 program for provincial associations and communities such as Resolute and Rankin Inlet in the Northwest Territories”...