June Henley
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born: | September 4, 1975 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Columbus (OH) Brookhaven | ||||||||||
| College: | Kansas | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1997 / round: 5 / pick: 163 | ||||||||||
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Charles Lee "June" Henley Jr. (born September 4, 1975) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played one season for the St. Louis Rams (1998).
Early years
[edit]At Brookhaven High School in Columbus, Ohio, Henley played along with Terry Glenn of the New England Patriots, the Green Bay Packers, and the Dallas Cowboys, and Shawn Harris a University of Hawaii standout.
College
[edit]Henley played collegiately at the University of Kansas from 1993-1996. He had 3,841 yards and 41 rushing touchdowns in his career at Kansas. He was the school's all-time leading rusher until Devin Neal surpassed his record in 2024.[1][2]
NFL
[edit]He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs, but was cut.[3] Henley was selected 31 spots ahead of his Kansas teammate Isaac Byrd, also by the Chiefs. He joined the Rams practice squad for a year, before joining the full squad for a year. While with the Rams he appeared in eleven games, where he had 88 carries for 313 yards and 3 touchdowns. The following summer, a toe injury effectively ended his career.
Legal trouble
[edit]On November 17, 2005, Henley was arrested in Columbus for participating in a burglary. After pleading guilty to aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary, he was sentenced to four years in prison.[4]
Later on September 26, 2013, Henley was arrested again for theft when he was caught on video surveillance stealing from a Walmart.[5] He has a "lengthy criminal history".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/college/football/2024/11/23/devin-neal-kansas-rb-stats-247-rating-colorado-football/76533562007/#:~:text=Neal%20became%20the%20Jayhawks'%20all,career%20yards%20from%201993-96.
- ^ https://kuathletics.com/news/2024/11/9/football-devin-neal-becomes-ku-all-time-leading-rusher-in-45-36-win-over-no-17-iowa-state.aspx
- ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ Mark Dent (April 25, 2008). "Nowhere to run". University Daily Kansan. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ "Former NFL Player Arrested in Westerville". 10TV.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ^ https://www.10tv.com/article/news/former-nfl-player-arrested-westerville/530-6db61f55-c353-4d73-a2e0-5d5615aee936
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