Chas Henry

Chas Henry

No. 8     Philadelphia Eagles
Punter
Personal information
Date of birth: January 6, 1989 (1989-01-06) (age 22)
Place of birth: Dallas, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College: Florida
Undrafted in 2011
Debuted in 2011 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2011–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
SEC Championship (2008) BCS National Championship (2009) Ray Guy Award (2010) First-team All-American (2010)
Stats at NFL.com

Chas Henry (born January 6, 1989) is an American football punter for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as the best college punter as a senior. The Eagles signed Henry as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

Early years

Henry was born in Dallas, Georgia.^[1] He attended East Paulding High School in Dallas, and he played high school football for the East Paulding Raiders.^[1] Henry holds the school records for longest punt (66 yards) and longest field goal (52 yards), and led the Raiders to the state semi-finals as quarterback by throwing for seventeen touchdowns and more than 1,700 yards.^[1]

College career

Henry received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2007 to 2010.^[2] As a sophomore in 2008, Henry was a member of the Gators' BCS National Championship team.

During his senior season in 2010, Henry punted fifty times for 2,253 yards (a 45.1-yard average), including his season-best punt of seventy-five yards.^[3] Sixteen of his punts landed inside the 20-yard line and only thirteen were fair caught.^[4] Memorably, Henry also assumed place-kicking duties when starting place kicker Caleb Sturgis was injured, and kicked the 37-yard, game-winning field goal in the Gators' 34–31 overtime victory over the rival Georgia Bulldogs while several Bulldog assistant coaches attempted to distract him from the sideline.^[5][6]

Following the 2010 regular season, Henry won the Ray Guy Award, recognizing the best punter in college football.^[4] He was one of three finalists for the award in 2009, and one of ten semifinalists in 2008.^[7][8]

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft, Henry signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles.^[9] He opened the 2011 NFL season as the Eagles' starting punter.

See also

	American football portal
	Biography portal
	College football portal

• 2008 Florida Gators football team
• 2010 College Football All-America Team
• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators football players
• List of University of Florida alumni

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} GatorZone.com, Football History, 2010 Roster, Chas Henry. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
2. ^ 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 89, 95, 97, 101, 136, 151–153, 182 (2011). Retrieved August 12, 2011.
3. ^ ESPN.com, College Football, NCAA Division I-A Player Punting Statistics, Chas Henry. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
4. ^ ^{a b} Shannon J. Owens, "Florida punter Chas Henry wins Ray Guy Award," The Orlando Sentinel (December 9, 2010). Retrieved May 19, 2011.
5. ^ Chris Low, "Richt downplays Grantham's choke sign," ESPN.com (November 2, 2010). Retrieved May 19, 2011.
6. ^ Associated Press, "Mark Richt: Emotions got the best of coach," ESPN.com (November 2, 2010). Retrieved May 19, 2011.
7. ^ Antonya English, "Florida kicker Chas Henry wins prestigious Ray Guy Award," The St. Petersburg Times (December 10, 2010). Retrieved May 19, 2011.
8. ^ "Chas Henry Honored at the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards," GatorZone.com (December 9, 2010). Retrieved May 19, 2011.
9. ^ Jonathan Tamari, "Rookie kicker and punter stepping into key roles with Eagles," Philadelphia Inquirer (August 7, 2011). Retrieved September 2, 2011.

External links

• Philadelphia Eagles bio
• Florida Gators bio

Persondata
Name	Henry, Chas
Alternative names
Short description	All-American college football player, punter, BCS national champion, Ray Guy Award winner
Date of birth	January 6, 1989
Place of birth	Dallas, Georgia, United States
Date of death
Place of death