Michele Howell ’15 and Sean Howell ’15

We love our story because the first time we were introduced, we were standing in the middle of both of our favorite type of field. Not one with flowers but footballs.

Fun fact: Sean had a great nickname in college that all his teammates and friends called him. He went by “Firehawk,” and I’m pretty sure I called him that for a long while before I knew his actual name. Sean and I both grew up playing football as our favorite sport. Sean started as a wee little one at the age of 5 and I honestly wasn’t that far behind when playing with my brother and neighbors. It wasn’t long after we met that we also became teammates, playing on a co-ed team at UCF. Go Knights! I may be biased but really, ask anyone, Sean is one of the best football players I’ve ever seen play, besides me, of course. Watching him run and catch is a sight of beauty. I know, I know I’m corny, but it’s literally poetic. So, we played together, became inseparable friends, we went to nationals together (third in the nation – Woo!) and then we fell head over heels for each other. Dating since 2015, married in 2022 and loving living our life with our puppy, Bear! Go Knights! Check out his amazing proposal https://youtu.be/Xdvt5yFmRFk?si=i12vG6FIRDitRLD6