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13 Facts About Chad Hennings

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Chad William Hennings was born on October 20,1965 and is a former American football defensive tackle for the Air Force Academy Falcons and Dallas Cowboys.

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Chad Hennings won the Outland Trophy in his senior year of college in 1987.

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Chad Hennings's senior year in 1987, he led the nation with 24 sacks, was a unanimous first-team All-American selection, received the Stan Bates Award as the conference's top scholar-athlete, earned defensive player of the year honors from the Western Athletic Conference and the Outland Trophy as the nation's top interior lineman.

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Chad Hennings played in numerous postseason all-star games including the Japan Bowl and the East-West Shrine Game.

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Chad Hennings is a member of the Western Athletic Conference all-time team and was named WAC defensive player of the decade for the 1980s.

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Chad Hennings was inducted into the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame in 2004, the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006, and was in the inaugural class of the Air Force Academy Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Chad Hennings was inducted into the GTE Academic All-American Hall of Fame.

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Chad Hennings was twice awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal, a humanitarian award and an Outstanding Unit Award for his actions in the service.

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Chad Hennings was promoted to captain on June 1,1992.

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Chad Hennings continued service in the Air Force Reserve for nine years as a liaison officer to the Air Force Academy after his separation from active duty, then went into the Individual Ready Reserve.

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Chad Hennings spent nine seasons with the team, before retiring after missing half of the 2000 season with injuries.

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Chad Hennings finished with 27.5 sacks, 6 fumble recoveries and one touchdown in 107 games.

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In November 2012, Chad Hennings was named as a 2013 recipient of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, presented each year to six distinguished former college student-athletes on the 25th anniversary of the completion of their college sports careers.