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**Charlie Hennigan**
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Date of birth	March 19, 1935
Place of birth	Blenville, LA
Date of death	{{{DateOfDeath}}}
Position(s)	Wide Receiver
College	Northwestern Louisiana
NFL Draft	[[{{{DraftedYear}}} NFL Draft#Round_{{{DraftedRound}}}\|{{{DraftedYear}}}]] / Round {{{DraftedRound}}}
AFL Draft	1960 / Round
Pro Bowls	AFL All-Star 1961, 1962 1963, 1964, 1965
Awards
Honors	First player with more than 100 rcpts/season (101, 1964)
Retired #s
Records	Held career receiving yardage title (1,746 yards)
Statistics	Pro Football Reference
Statistics	NFL.com
Statistics	CBS.com
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Statistics	ESPN
Statistics	Sports Illustrated
1960-1966	AFL Houston Oilers
Pro Football Hall of Fame, [[ in sports\|]]

Charlie Hennigan is a retired American football player. He attended Louisiana’s Northwestern State University and joined the American Football League's Houston Oilers in their first year, 1960. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The wide receiver (WR) position in American and Canadian football is the pass-catching specialist. ... This is a list of athletic conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). ... The NFL Draft (officially the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting) is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players. ... The American Football League (AFL, 1960 - 1969) stocked its teams in two ways: 1) Signing free agents (players whose contracts in other professional football leagues had expired, or who had no professional experience). ... The draft for the 1960 American Football League season was held in late 1959, shortly after the organization of the AFL. The first AFL draft, lasting 33 rounds, took place on November 22, 1959. ... Tackle during 2006 Pro Bowl in Hawaii A top cheerleader from each team takes part in the 2006 Pro Bowl in Hawaii The Pro Bowl is the National Football Leagues all-star game. ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame and the NFL include American Football League All-Star Games in their statistics for Pro Bowls. From 1961 through 1969, the AFL East All-Stars played the AFL West All-Stars, with the exception of 1965, when an AFL All-Star team played the... An award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field. ... Honours may refer to: Honours, used to recognise merit in terms of achievement and service in the British honours system Honours degree, in association with Bachelors degree See also Honour or honor, comprises the reputation, self-perception or moral identity of an individual or of a group This is... Retirement is the status of a worker who has stopped working. ... A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... A graph of a bell curve in a normal distribution showing statistics used in educational assessment, comparing various grading methods. ... A graph of a bell curve in a normal distribution showing statistics used in educational assessment, comparing various grading methods. ... A graph of a bell curve in a normal distribution showing statistics used in educational assessment, comparing various grading methods. ... A graph of a bell curve in a normal distribution showing statistics used in educational assessment, comparing various grading methods. ... A graph of a bell curve in a normal distribution showing statistics used in educational assessment, comparing various grading methods. ... A graph of a bell curve in a normal distribution showing statistics used in educational assessment, comparing various grading methods. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... AFL logo The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. ... The Tennessee Titans are a National Football League team based in Nashville, Tennessee. ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame is technically the National Football Leagues Hall of Fame. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area Ranked 31st - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 16 - Latitude 29Â°N to 33... Northwestern State University, often called NSU or Nwestern (La. ... AFL logo The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. ... The Tennessee Titans are a National Football League team based in Nashville, Tennessee. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Hennigan scored the first touchdown in Oilers history. After a promising rookie season, in 1961 he started all 14 games and established himself as a superstar in the AFL by gaining 1,746 yards receiving, a pro football record that stood for 34 years. One of quarterback George Blanda’s main targets, Hennigan was the first professional football player to catch more than a hundred passes in a single season (101 in 1964) and to twice gain over 1500 yards receiving (1961 and 1964). He holds the all-time records for most games in a season with over 200 yards receiving with three, and most games in a season with over 100 yards receiving with 11. Hennigan had the All-time AFL single game record of 272 yards receiving, against the Boston Patriots on October 16, 1961. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... George Frederick Blanda was born September 17, 1927, in the Pittsburgh suburb of Youngwood, Pennsylvania. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The New England Patriots are a National Football League team based in Foxboro, Massachusetts Founded: 1960, as a charter American Football League member. ...

Hennigan was an American Football League All-star five straight years (1961 - 1965), and retired after the 1966 season. He was selected to the All-Time All-AFL Second Team. The Pro Football Hall of Fame and the NFL include American Football League All-Star Games in their statistics for Pro Bowls. From 1961 through 1969, the AFL East All-Stars played the AFL West All-Stars, with the exception of 1965, when an AFL All-Star team played the... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The American Football League (AFL) All- Time Team was selected in 1970 by a panel of hall of fame selectors comprised of professional football writers from American Football League cities. ...

External links

Hennigan Website
Hennigan's 1965 Topps football card

Categories: American football wide receivers | Houston Oilers (AFL) players | AFL All-Star players | LSU Tigers football players | Northwestern State Demons football players

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Charlie Hennigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (194 words)
	After a promising rookie season, in 1961 he started all 14 games and established himself as a superstar in the AFL by gaining 1,746 yards receiving, a pro football record that stood for 34 years.
	One of quarterback George Blanda’s main targets, Hennigan was the first professional football player to catch more than a hundred passes in a single season (101 in 1964) and to twice gain over 1500 yards receiving (1961 and 1964).
	Hennigan was an American Football League All-star five straight years (1961 - 1965), and retired after the 1966 season.

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