Henry Childs
Appearance
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Date of birth | April 16, 1951 |
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Place of birth | Thomasville, Georgia |
Date of death | June 3, 2016 | (aged 65)
Place of death | Thomasville, Georgia |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Tight end |
US college | Kansas State |
NFL draft | 1974 / Round: 5 / Pick 109 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1974 | Atlanta Falcons |
1974–1980 | New Orleans Saints |
1981 | Los Angeles Rams |
1984 | Green Bay Packers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls | 1979 |
Honors | New Orleans Saints HOF |
Career stats | |
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Henry Childs (April 16, 1951 – June 3, 2016) was an American football tight end in the 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]
References
- ^ Triplett, Mike (June 4, 2016). "Henry Childs, former Saints TE, dies at age 65". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
Categories:
- 1951 births
- 2016 deaths
- American football tight ends
- Kansas State Wildcats football players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- National Conference Pro Bowl players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Green Bay Packers players
- People from Thomasville, Georgia
- American football tight end, 1950s birth stubs