Chuck Howley was one of the most impressive all-around athletes in West Virginia University sports history - a rare five-sport letterwinner at WVU who later went on to an all-pro career with the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL.

Competing in track, swimming, gymnastics, wrestling and football, Howley was the first, and likely the last, Mountaineer athlete to win letters in five different sports.

His greatest accomplishments, however, were on the gridiron where he excelled as a guard and center for coach Art "Pappy" Lewis. During his three years playing with the varsity, WVU compiled a 21-8-1 mark including a 21-7 victory over Penn State in 1955 - the last time West Virginia defeated the Nittany Lions until 1984.

Although hampered by injuries throughout much of his career, he still managed to receive third-team All-America recognition by the Williamson Rating Service as a senior.

Howley played in three college all-star games -- the East-West Shrine Game, the College Football All-Star Game and the Senior Bowl, where he caught the eye of the Chicago Bears.

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• Position: Guard/Center
• Hometown: Wheeling, W.Va.
• Inducted into WVU Hall of Fame: 1991