Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Name Hugh Howie Playing position Role Writer | Years Team Spouse Amber Lyda (m. 2002) –1943 Newton Juniors | |
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Date of birth (1924-02-14)14 February 1924 Date of death 14 January 1958(1958-01-14) (aged 33) Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Science Fiction Books Wool, Dust, Molly Fyde and the P, Shift, Sand | ||
Hugh Howie (14 February 1924 – 14 January 1958) was a Scottish footballer who played for Newton Juniors, Hibernian and the Scotland national team.
Howie, born in Glasgow, was a defender and joined Hibernian from Newton Juniors in 1943 and remained at Easter Road for the remainder of his career. He was part of the Hibs team that won three League Championships in 1947–48, 1950–51 and 1951–52. He scored in his only Scotland cap, a 3–1 win over Wales in October 1948.
He was forced to retire from football in 1954 for medical reasons. He died in a car accident in 1958.
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