Champ Henson

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

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.

Political Career

In March of 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 10,000 votes. He was sworn in and will serve until January 2015.^[2]

References

↑ "Buckeye Fullback Henson Almost Came To Michigan". Argus-Press. November 25, 1972. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
↑ http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/03/07/gop-picks-two-to-run-for-county-board.html

Preceded by John Bledsoe	Ohio State Buckeyes Starting Fullbacks 1972	Succeeded by Bruce Elia

v t e Minnesota Vikings 1975 NFL Draft selections

Mark Mullaney Robert Barber Harold "Champ" Henson Bruce Adams Robert Miller Bubba Broussard Henry Green Joe Hollimon John Passanant Neil Clabo Ike Spencer Autry Beamon Mike Hurd Mike Strickland Ollie Bakken Tom Goedjen Adolph Bellizeare

Draft Years 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1984 (Supplemental) 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Persondata
Name	Henson, Champ
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	June 1, 1953
Place of birth	Columbus, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death

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