A three-year letterwinner at K-State who went on to play nine seasons in the NFL, former Wildcat Henry Childs died at the age of 65 in his native Thomasville, Georgia, Friday.
Childs, who is one of 28 players in program history with 1,000 career receiving yards, led K-State from his tight end position in both receptions and receiving yards in 1971 and 1973 under head coach Vince Gibson. In his three-year career, he totaled 95 catches for 1,365 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Childs was drafted in the fifth round of the 1974 NFL Draft by Atlanta before being acquired by New Orleans as a rookie.