Henry Childs

Receptions:	223
Receiving yards:	3,401
Receiving TDs:	28
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Henry Childs
No. 88, 85, 83, 89
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	April 16, 1951; Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.
Died:	June 3, 2016 (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
	Atlanta Falcons (1974); New Orleans Saints (1974-1980); Los Angeles Rams (1981); Green Bay Packers (1984);
Career highlights and awards
	New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame; Pro Bowl (1979);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	223
Receiving yards:	3,401
Receiving TDs:	28
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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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
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1974	ATL	6	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1974	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

^ Triplett, Mike (June 4, 2016). "Henry Childs, former Saints TE, dies at age 65". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
^ "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.
^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ 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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[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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