Chip Healy
| Born: | August 16, 1947 1969, Round: 3 |
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| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1969–1970 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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]
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.
Chip Healy died in Nashville on October 8, 2019, at the age of 72.[6]
References
- ^ "Chip Healy Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Healy goes from Vandy to NFL". www.vucommodores.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ^ "About". www.chips-place.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ^ "article". www.chips-place.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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