Duke Howell, father of former UNC QB Sam Howell, named head football coach at Charlotte's Myers Park

Posted Jun 6, 2026
Myers Park High School is hiring the father of a former UNC quarterback as its next head coach. It’s not anyone in the Maye family, but Duke Howell who is taking the reins of the Mustangs’ program, the school announced. Howell is the father of Cowboys QB Sam Howell, who starred at Sun Valley High School in Union County and was a 3-year starter at UNC. (Yahoo! Sports)

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