Howard "Howie" Matthew Moses Long (born January 6, 1960, in Charlestown, Massachusetts

Charlestown, Massachusetts

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) is an American

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 former National Football League

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 defensive end

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 and actor

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. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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 in 2000

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. He is currently a studio analyst for Fox Network's NFL coverage.
He attended Milford High School

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 in Milford, Massachusetts

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, and is a member of the Milford Hall of Fame. Long was an all-around athlete, playing football (lettered three years and was named to the Scholastic Coach All-America

All-America

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 team as a senior, though he never played football until age 15), basketball (lettered three years as a forward), and track (lettered three years, competing in the shot-put, discus and javelin).