Albert Franklin "Red" Howard (November 23, 1900 – May 29, 1973) was an American football guard who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL), with the Brooklyn Lions and New York Giants.

He was also a member of the Brooklyn Horsemen of the American Football League (AFL).

[2] He transferred to Princeton University in 1920,[3] where he played for the varsity Tigers football team for the 1922 through 1924 seasons.

[5] Howard played in four games for the Brooklyn Horsemen of the American Football League in 1926.

[5] In 1923, Howard's father captured a young Bengal tiger while in India on an expedition, and sent it to Princeton as a mascot.