Overview
Robert Howard was an American triple and long jumper, a nine-time NCAA collegiate champion, and murderer.
Collegiate career
In choosing a college, Howard elected to follow in the lengthy horizontal jumping tradition at the University of Arkansas, where he would follow in the footsteps of such luminary jumpers as Mike Conley, Sr., Edrick Floreal, Jérôme Romain, Brian Wellman and Erick Walder.
Putting his own stamp on the track program, Howard won nine individual collegiate championships while jumping for Arkansas:
During this time, the Razorback team, under the guidance of legendary coach John McDonnell, itself won seven of the eight available NCAA team titles, indoors and out.
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