Hornsby Howell
Director of Football Operations

Hornsby Howell is entering his third season as director of football operations at Shaw University.  A 1950 graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, Howell has approximately 30 years of college coaching at Division I level Division 1-AA and Division II institutions.  He has served in an administrative capacity for approximately 22 years as administrative assistant to the athletic directors, assistant athletics director, and athletics director. 

Howell, who also received his Master’s of Arts and Master of Science degree from N.C. A&T in 1958, worked at the university for over 20 years, as a trainer, assistant athletics director and interim athletics director.  He also served as head football coach at A&T from 1968-1977, amassing a record of 47-34-4.  The Aggies won the CIAA Championship in 1968 and a share of the 1975 MEAC Championship.   Howell has also served as administrative assistant to the athletics director at the University of Georgia (1982-96) and interim athletics director at Savannah State (1996-98).

Howell was the presenter for 2003 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Elvin Bethea in the induction ceremony held in Canton, OH. Howell coached Bethea at N.C. A&T, who starred for the Aggies from 1964-68.

Howell is married to the former Claudette Barr Bowen of Rocky Mount, NC.  He has four children Ruby, Yoletta, Rodney and Hornsby, Jr.