Fred Childress born September 17, 1966 (aka "the Big Chill" for his 6 feet 4 inch and 345 pound size) is a former all-star offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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 and the National Football League

National Football League

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College

Childress played his college football at the University of Arkansas

Arkansas Razorbacks

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, where he was selected as a 2nd team All-American by Pro Football Weekly

Pro Football Weekly

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as a senior in 1988.

Professional career

Childress was selected in the 2nd round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

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. After two seasons of tryouts, he finally played one season for the New England Patriots

New England Patriots

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 in 1991 (scoring a touchdown) and another in 1992 for the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

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Childress moved to the CFL with the Shreveport Pirates

Shreveport Pirates

The Shreveport Pirates were a Canadian Football League team, playing at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, in 1994 and 1995....

 in 1994

1994 CFL season

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 and switched to the Birmingham Barracudas

Birmingham Barracudas

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 in (both failed expansion franchises in the CFL bid to play in the US). He then went on to a 8 year stay with the Calgary Stampeders

Calgary Stampeders

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, where he was an all-star 6 times, received the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award

CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award

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 in , the DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy

DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy

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 in and won the Grey Cup

Grey Cup

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 in 1998

86th Grey Cup

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 and 2001

89th Grey Cup

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Childress played his final three seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders

Saskatchewan Roughriders

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. He retired from the CFL after the season.