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Howard Fields was one of the top cornerbacks in the CFL in the 1980s, playing nine seasons from 1981 to 1989. Fields signed as a free agent with Hamilton prior to the 1981 season and spent eight seasons with the Tiger-Cats. In that time, Fields won five Eastern All-Star honours (1982, 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1988) and two CFL All-Stars (1985 and 1988). Fields was released by Hamilton following the 1988 season and he signed as a free agent with Calgary and played his final season with them in 1989. Fields finished with 27 career interceptions and 18 career fumble recoveries. Besides playing cornerback, Fields was also normally used as a kick returner.
Games Played, Tackles and Sacks
| Year |
Team |
GP |
T |
ST |
Total |
TFL |
Yds |
KD |
Sacks |
Yds |
| 1981 |
HAM |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
| 1982 |
HAM |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
| 1983 |
HAM |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
| 1984 |
HAM |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| 1985 |
HAM |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
| 1986 |
HAM |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
| 1987 |
HAM |
18 |
61 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
| 1988 |
HAM |
18 |
54 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
| 1989 |
CAL |
16 |
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
Tackle statistics were first kept in 1987.
Interceptions
| Year |
Team |
Int |
Yds |
Avg |
TDInt |
Long |
| 1981 |
HAM |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
7 |
| 1982 |
HAM |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
8 |
| 1983 |
HAM |
3 |
34 |
11.3 |
0 |
33 |
| 1984 |
HAM |
4 |
11 |
2.8 |
0 |
8 |
| 1985 |
HAM |
3 |
46 |
15.3 |
0 |
27 |
| 1986 |
HAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1987 |
HAM |
2 |
60 |
30 |
1 |
60 |
| 1988 |
HAM |
8 |
22 |
2.8 |
0 |
16 |
| 1989 |
CAL |
3 |
34 |
11.3 |
0 |
15 |
Fumble Returns
| Year |
Team |
FR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
OFR |
FF |
| 1981 |
HAM |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 1982 |
HAM |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
| 1983 |
HAM |
5 |
17 |
3.4 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
| 1984 |
HAM |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 1985 |
HAM |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
| 1986 |
HAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 1987 |
HAM |
2 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
| 1988 |
HAM |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
| 1989 |
CAL |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
|
Fumbles
| Year |
Team |
F |
FL |
| 1981 |
HAM |
0 |
0 |
| 1982 |
HAM |
0 |
0 |
| 1983 |
HAM |
1 |
0 |
| 1984 |
HAM |
2 |
1 |
| 1985 |
HAM |
1 |
1 |
| 1986 |
HAM |
0 |
0 |
| 1987 |
HAM |
0 |
0 |
| 1988 |
HAM |
1 |
0 |
| 1989 |
CAL |
1 |
1 |
Kickoff Returns
| Year |
Team |
KOR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
| 1981 |
HAM |
9 |
198 |
22.9 |
0 |
30 |
| 1982 |
HAM |
20 |
458 |
18.3 |
0 |
41 |
| 1983 |
HAM |
4 |
73 |
28.6 |
0 |
32 |
| 1984 |
HAM |
9 |
257 |
23.3 |
0 |
46 |
| 1985 |
HAM |
23 |
535 |
19.7 |
0 |
54 |
| 1986 |
HAM |
20 |
394 |
19.5 |
0 |
35 |
| 1987 |
HAM |
12 |
234 |
16.5 |
0 |
33 |
| 1988 |
HAM |
4 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
| 1989 |
CAL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Punt Returns
| Year |
Team |
PR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
| 1981 |
HAM |
32 |
237 |
7.4 |
0 |
25 |
| 1982 |
HAM |
23 |
222 |
9.7 |
0 |
35 |
| 1983 |
HAM |
47 |
465 |
9.9 |
0 |
60 |
| 1984 |
HAM |
15 |
117 |
7.8 |
0 |
20 |
| 1985 |
HAM |
4 |
36 |
9 |
0 |
24 |
| 1986 |
HAM |
1 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| 1987 |
HAM |
15 |
79 |
5.3 |
0 |
13 |
| 1988 |
HAM |
2 |
18 |
9 |
0 |
14 |
| 1989 |
CAL |
11 |
50 |
4.5 |
0 |
16 |
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