Henry Childs

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Henry Childs
No. 88, 85, 83, 89
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born:(1951-04-16)April 16, 1951
Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.
Died:June 3, 2016(2016-06-03) (aged 65)
Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
College: Kansas St.
NFL draft: 1974  / round: 5 / pick: 109
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:223
Receiving yards:3,401
Receiving TDs:28
Player stats at PFR

Henry Childs (April 16, 1951 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams, and the Green Bay Packers. He was a Pro Bowl player in 1979.

Childs was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame in 1994.

On June 3, 2016, he had a massive heart attack while driving in his car and was pronounced dead at the age of 65 in Thomasville, Georgia. [1] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), [2] which is caused by repeated hits to the head. [3] [4]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1974 ATL 60000.000
NOR 10000.000
1975 NOR 1441017917.9380
1976 NOR 14112634913.4463
1977 NOR 13103351815.7599
1978 NOR 16165386916.4524
1979 NOR 16165184616.6515
1980 NOR 1373446313.6306
1981 RAM 771214512.1391
1984 GNB 324328.0170
103732233,40115.35928

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References

  1. Triplett, Mike (June 4, 2016). "Henry Childs, former Saints TE, dies at age 65". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  2. "Former NFL star Henry Childs had newly discovered subtype of CTE when he died 1 in 6 people with high-stage CTE found to have distinct disease pattern that may lower dementia risk but increase behavioral problems". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  3. "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times . Retrieved July 2, 2023.