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JIMMY CHILDS

Childs, Jimmy Joe
Height: 6-2 Weight: 194
Born: August 9, 1956 El Dorado, AR
High School: La Puente (CA)

Year	College	Status
1974	Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)	Played
1975	Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)	Played
1976	Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)	Played
1977	Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)	Played

Draft: 4th round (97th overall) 1978 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1978 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1978 STL NFL	86	WR	8	1
1979 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1979 STL NFL	86	WR	13	1
2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL			21	2

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	5/2/1978	1978 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1978 STL NFL
Signed		1978 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1978 STL NFL
Injured Reserve	10/24/1978	1978 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1978 STL NFL
Injured Reserve	8/26/1980	1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1980 STL NFL
Released	10/14/1980	1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1980 STL NFL
Signed	4/20/1981	1981 Chicago Bears (NFL)1981 CHIB NFL
Released (Did Not Report)	7/22/1981	1981 Chicago Bears (NFL)1981 CHIB NFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1978 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1978 STL NFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1978 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1978 STL NFL		4		50	12.5	23	1			0	0
1979 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1979 STL NFL		8		93	11.6	22	0			0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		12		143	11.9	23	1			0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1978 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1978 STL NFL	4		77	19.3	25	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	4		77	19.3	25	0		0	0

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