Chip Healy

William Raymond "Chip" Healy Jr. (August 16, 1947 – October 8, 2019) was a professional American football player, who played linebacker for the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]

Chip Healy
Born:(1947-08-16)August 16, 1947
Atlanta, Georgia
Died:October 8, 2019(2019-10-08) (aged 72)
Nashville, Tennessee
Career information
Position(s)Linebacker
CollegeVanderbilt University
NFL draft1969 / Round: 3
Career history
As player
1969–1970St. Louis Cardinals

After retiring from football in 1970, Healy moved around Tennessee working for his father's brokerage business, before retiring in 1987.[2] Since 2001, he operated Transitional Living in Nashville, Tennessee, known as "Chip's Place", a treatment and living facility for men struggling with alcoholism,[3] which initially included Healy himself.

A devout Christian, Healy lived in Nashville and had two children.[4] His nephew Will Healy is the head football coach at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[5]

Chip Healy died in Nashville on October 8, 2019 at the age of 72.[6]

References
  1. "Chip Healy Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. "Healy goes from Vandy to NFL". www.vucommodores.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  3. "About". www.chips-place.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  4. "article". www.chips-place.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  5. Scott, David (December 5, 2018). "Why Charlotte 49ers believe they found 'the right guy' in new football coach Will Healy". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  6. Schmitt, Brad (October 9, 2019). "1960s Vanderbilt football standout Chip Healy — a champion for Nashville's recovering addicts — dies". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 9, 2019.


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