He was personally thanked by President Barack Obama , briefly appointed as the USA 's Secretary of Defense ( according to Wikipedia ) .
The # ThingsHowardCouldSave craze become one of the sensations of the World Cup .
He was personally thanked by President Barack Obama , briefly appointed as the USA 's Secretary of Defense ( according to Wikipedia ) and the # ThingsHowardCouldSave craze become one of the sensations of the World Cup .