Ten years after Don Howell's death, legendary Hobart coach's impact on, off-field not forgotten. The legend of Howell is no myth. All the words associated with the man who led the Hobart football program for 33 years -- words such as icon, luminary, giant -- are associated with Howell for a reason. Howell simply had that type of influence on the people around him, in the city of Hobart and throughout the region.