Champ Henson

Harold R. "Champ" Henson, III (born June 1, 1953 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former college and professional American football fullback.

Champ Henson
No. 38
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1953-06-01) June 1, 1953
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Teays Valley HS
College:Ohio State
NFL Draft:1975 / Round: 4 / Pick: 89
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 1972 NCAA Touchdown Leader - 20
  • 1972 NCAA Rushing Touchdown Leader - 20
  • 1972 NCAA Scoring Leader- 120
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:38
Average:3.5
Touchdowns:0

Henson attended the Ohio State University where he led the nation in scoring as a sophomore in 1972.[1] In the second game of the 1973 season, however, Henson tore the cartilage his knee and was out for the season. Linebacker Bruce Elia was converted to starting fullback. In his senior season Henson was hampered by the lingering effects of his knee injury and challenged by sophomore Pete Johnson.

Henson was selected in the fourth round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, who then traded him to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Statistics

Henson's statistics are as follows:[2][3]

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Ohio State Buckeyes
Season Rushing Receiving
AttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTD
1971
Did Not Play
1972 1937954.120166.00
1973 271074.04000.00
1974 884334.912000.00
NCAA Career Totals 3081,3354.336166.00

Political career

In March 2012, Harold was selected as the Republican nominee for Pickaway County Commissioner by a 67-33 margin. He was unopposed in the November election, where he received over 16,000 votes. He was sworn in and will serve until January 2015.[4] In 2016, Henson was once again nominated as the Republican nominee for Commissioner and defeated his two general election opponents by receiving more than 60 percent of the vote.[5]

Election Results

Pickaway County Commissioner General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harold Henson 13,795 60.48
Independent Michael R. Parks 1,889 8.28
Democratic Warren R. Spangler 7,127 31.24
Pickaway County Commissioner Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harold Henson 7,329 100.00
Pickaway County Commissioner General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harold Henson 16,061 100.00
Pickaway County Commissioner Republican Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harold Henson 4,646 67.24
Republican Sereana Dresbach 2,264 32.76

See also

References
  1. "Buckeye Fullback Henson Almost Came To Michigan". Argus-Press. November 25, 1972. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. "Champ Henson College Stats". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved Oct 20, 2016.
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/champ-henson-1.html
  4. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/03/07/gop-picks-two-to-run-for-county-board.html
  5. http://electionsonthe.net/oh/pickaway/elecres.htm
Preceded by
John Bledsoe		 Ohio State Buckeyes
Starting Fullbacks
1972		 Succeeded by
Bruce Elia


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.