- Fred Childress
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Name=Fred Childress
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status=Retired
import=yes
Position=G
number=69
College=Arkansas
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1966|09|17
Birthplace=Little Rock, Arkansas
Height_ft=6
Height_in=4
Weight_lbs=345
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CFL=23
CFHOF=Fred Childress (also known as "Freddie Childress"), born
September 17 ,1966 (aka "the Big Chill" for his 6 feet 4 inch and 345 pound size) is a former all-staroffensive lineman in theCanadian Football League and theNational Football League .College
Childress played his college football at the University of Arkansas, where he was selected as a 2nd team All-American by "
Pro Football Weekly " as a senior in 1988.Professional career
Childress was selected in the 2nd round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the
Cincinnati Bengals . After two seasons of tryouts, he finally played one season for theNew England Patriots in 1991 (scoring a touchdown) and another in 1992 for theCleveland Browns . [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CHILDFRE01 Freddie Childress Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com ] ]Childress moved to the CFL with the
Shreveport Pirates in 1994 and switched to theBirmingham Barracudas in 1995 (both failed expansion franchises in the CFL bid to play in the US). He then went on to a 7 year stay with theCalgary Stampeders , where he was an all-star 6 times, received theCFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 1998, theDeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy in 1997 and won theGrey Cup in 1998 and 2001.Childress played his final four seasons with the
Saskatchewan Roughriders . He retired from the CFL after the 2006 season.References
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