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Champ Henson
No. 38
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1953-06-01) June 1, 1953 (age 70)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
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

Harold R. "Champ" Henson III (born June 1, 1953) 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.

Statistics

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

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Ohio State Buckeyes
Season Rushing Receiving
Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD
1971 Did Not Play
1972 193 795 4.1 20 1 6 6.0 0
1973 27 107 4.0 4 0 0 0.0 0
1974 88 433 4.9 12 0 0 0.0 0
NCAA Career Totals 308 1,335 4.3 36 1 6 6.0 0

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 by receiving more than 60 percent of the vote and defeated his two general election opponents.[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. ^ "Champ Henson College Stats".
  4. ^ "GOP picks two to run for Pickaway County board".
  5. ^ http://electionsonthe.net/oh/pickaway/elecres.htm


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