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Henry Childs
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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
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

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Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1974 ATL 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
NOR 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1975 NOR 14 4 10 179 17.9 38 0
1976 NOR 14 11 26 349 13.4 46 3
1977 NOR 13 10 33 518 15.7 59 9
1978 NOR 16 16 53 869 16.4 52 4
1979 NOR 16 16 51 846 16.6 51 5
1980 NOR 13 7 34 463 13.6 30 6
1981 RAM 7 7 12 145 12.1 39 1
1984 GNB 3 2 4 32 8.0 17 0
103 73 223 3,401 15.3 59 28

References

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  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.