height_ft draftyear weight_lbs birth_place statvalue article_title position draftround birth_date height_in number college statlabel name draftpick
6 1987 325 ashland , alabama 170 154 howard ballard
 tackle 11 3 november 1963 6 75 alabama a & m games played games started howard ballard 283
howard ballard

howard louis ballard -lrb- born november 3 , 1963 in ashland , alabama -rrb- is a former american football offensive tackle in the national football league for the buffalo bills and seattle seahawks .
nicknamed `` house '' for his sturdy build , he played in four super bowls and was selected to two pro bowls while a member of the bills .
he played college football at alabama a&m university .
after breaking his leg in a game , and ending his career , howard `` house '' ballard worked as a sheriffs deputy in clay county , alabama , until he went back to school to finish his degree , and started coaching high school football ball in pike county , alabama .
