| Henry Childs | |
| Number: | 88, 85, 83, 89 |
| Position: | Tight end |
| Birth Date: | April 16, 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Thomasville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Thomasville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Weight Lb: | 223 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| College: | Kansas St. |
| Draftyear: | 1974 |
| Draftround: | 5 |
| Draftpick: | 109 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: | |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 223 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 3,401 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving TDs |
| Statvalue3: | 28 |
| Pfr: | ChilHe00 |
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]
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| ATL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOR | 14 | 4 | 10 | 179 | 17.9 | 38 | 0 | ||
| NOR | 14 | 11 | 26 | 349 | 13.4 | 46 | 3 | ||
| NOR | 13 | 10 | 33 | 518 | 15.7 | 59 | 9 | ||
| NOR | 16 | 16 | 53 | 869 | 16.4 | 52 | 4 | ||
| NOR | 16 | 16 | 51 | 846 | 16.6 | 51 | 5 | ||
| NOR | 13 | 7 | 34 | 463 | 13.6 | 30 | 6 | ||
| RAM | 7 | 7 | 12 | 145 | 12.1 | 39 | 1 | ||
| GNB | 3 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 103 | 73 | 223 | 3,401 | 15.3 | 59 | 28 | |||