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{{Short description|American football player (1951–2016)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1951|4|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thomasville, GA]]
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| position1 = [[Tight end]]
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| college = [[Kansas State University|Kansas State]]
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| NFLDraftedRound = 5 / Pick 109
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| playing_years1 = 1974
| playing_team1 = [[Atlanta Falcons]]
| playing_years2 = 1974–1980
| playing_team2 = [[New Orleans Saints]]
| playing_years3 = 1981
| playing_team3 = [[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]
| playing_years4 = 1984
| playing_team4 = [[Green Bay Packers]]
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| ProBowls = [[1979 Pro Bowl|1979]]
| honors = [[New Orleans Saints]] HOF
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{{Other people|Henry Childs}}
{{Other people|Henry Childs}}
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'''Henry Childs''' (born April 16, 1951 in [[Thomasville, Georgia]]) is a retired [[American football]] [[tight end]] in the [[National Football League|NFL]] for the [[Atlanta Falcons]], [[New Orleans Saints]], [[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]], and the [[Green Bay Packers]]. He was a [[Pro Bowl]] player in 1979.
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{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Henry Childs
|number=88, 85, 83, 89
|position=[[Tight end]]
|birth_date={{Birth date|1951|4|16|mf=y}}
|birth_place=[[Thomasville, Georgia]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2016|6|3|1951|4|16}}
|death_place=Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.
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|college=[[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas St.]]
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|draftpick=109
|pastteams=* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|1974}})
* [[New Orleans Saints]] (1974-{{NFL Year|1980}})
* [[Los Angeles Rams]] ({{NFL Year|1981}})
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1984}})
|highlights=* [[New Orleans Saints#New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame|New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame]]
* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1980 Pro Bowl|1979]])
|statlabel1=[[Reception (gridiron football)|Receptions]]
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|statlabel2=[[Reception (gridiron football)|Receiving yards]]
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'''Henry Childs''' (April 16, 1951 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional [[American football|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/15952666|title=Henry Childs, former Saints TE, dies at age 65|last=Triplett|first=Mike|date=June 4, 2016|website=ESPN.com|access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref> He was one of at least 345 [[List of NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy|NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] (CTE),<ref>{{cite news |title=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 | website=Concussion Legacy Foundation |url=https://concussionfoundation.org/news/press-release/former-nfl-star-henry-childs-newly-discovered-subtype-CTE | access-date=May 10, 2024}}</ref> which is caused by repeated hits to the head.<ref>{{cite news |title=The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) |website=Concussion Legacy Foundation |url=https://concussionfoundation.org/cte-resources/subconcussive-impacts |access-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702123543/https://concussionfoundation.org/cte-resources/subconcussive-impacts |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/sports/football/cte-study-concussions-brain-tackle.html |title=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. |work= [[The New York Times]] |date=June 20, 2023 |access-date=July 2, 2023 }}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[1974 NFL season|1974]] !! [[1974 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1974 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1975 NFL season|1975]] !! [[1975 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| 14 || 4 || 10 || 179 || '''17.9''' || 38 || 0
|-
! [[1976 NFL season|1976]] !! [[1976 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| 14 || 11 || 26 || 349 || 13.4 || 46 || 3
|-
! [[1977 NFL season|1977]] !! [[1977 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| 13 || 10 || 33 || 518 || 15.7 || '''59''' || '''9'''
|-
! [[1978 NFL season|1978]] !! [[1978 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || '''53''' || '''869''' || 16.4 || 52 || 4
|-
! [[1979 NFL season|1979]] !! [[1979 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 51 || 846 || 16.6 || 51 || 5
|-
! [[1980 NFL season|1980]] !! [[1980 New Orleans Saints season|NOR]]
| 13 || 7 || 34 || 463 || 13.6 || 30 || 6
|-
! [[1981 NFL season|1981]] !! [[1981 Los Angeles Rams season|RAM]]
| 7 || 7 || 12 || 145 || 12.1 || 39 || 1
|-
! [[1984 NFL season|1984]] !! [[1984 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 3 || 2 || 4 || 32 || 8.0 || 17 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 103 !! 73 !! 223 !! 3,401 !! 15.3 !! 59 !! 28
|}


==References==
Childs was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Latest revision as of 21:21, 3 October 2024

For other people named Henry Childs, see Henry Childs (disambiguation).

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
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

[edit]
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

[edit]
  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.


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