Terry Henley
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Terry Henley is a retired professional American football
player. Henley played college football for the Auburn Tigers
and was named first-team All-SEC
and second-team All-American by the Associated Press
in 1972. He was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons
in 1973 but was cut during training camp. Henley signed to play for the Birmingham Americans
of the World Football League
in 1974 but was cut from the team just before the season began. The Washington Redskins
invited Henley to their training camp in August 1974 but he failed to make the team. In February 1975, Henley signed on to the New England Patriots
as a free agent but was cut from the roster before the start of the regular season. Henley announced in 1976 that he would no longer pursue a career in professional football and retired to Birmingham, Alabama
, to sell insurance.
Henley was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
in the Class of 2000. He was inducted into the Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Henley was also elected to the Auburn Tigers football
"1970s Team of the Decade".
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player. Henley played college football for the Auburn Tigers
Auburn Tigers football
Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the...
and was named first-team All-SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
and second-team All-American by the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
in 1972. He was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 1973 but was cut during training camp. Henley signed to play for the Birmingham Americans
Birmingham Americans
The Birmingham Americans were a professional American football team located in Birmingham, Alabama. They were members of the four-team Central Division of the World Football League . The Americans, founded in late December 1973, played in the upstart league's inaugural season in 1974...
of the World Football League
World Football League
The World Football League was a short-lived gridiron football league that played in 1974 and part of 1975. Although the league's proclaimed ambition was to bring American football onto a worldwide stage, the farthest the WFL reached was placing a team – the Hawaiians – in Honolulu, Hawaii. The...
in 1974 but was cut from the team just before the season began. The Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
invited Henley to their training camp in August 1974 but he failed to make the team. In February 1975, Henley signed on to the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
as a free agent but was cut from the roster before the start of the regular season. Henley announced in 1976 that he would no longer pursue a career in professional football and retired to Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, to sell insurance.
Henley was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame is a state museum located in Birmingham, Alabama, dedicated to communicating the state’s athletic history...
in the Class of 2000. He was inducted into the Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Henley was also elected to the Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers football
Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the...
"1970s Team of the Decade".