Howton played for the Green Bay Packers and was considered by The Associated Press as “one of the most productive wide receivers in the pre-Super Bowl era. He died in Houston on Aug. 4, according to ...

HOUSTON -- Billy Howton, a former Green Bay Packers star regarded as one of the most productive wide receivers of the pre-Super Bowl era who was a founder and the first president of the NFL Players ...

He retired as the N.F.L.’s leading career receiver but was soon surpassed. In retirement, he went to prison for bilking investors in an $8 million fraud. By Richard Sandomir Billy Howton, a gifted ...