About Chip Healy
Lived 1947 – 2019 (aged 72). Chip Healy was an American american football player.
William Raymond "Chip" Healy Jr. (August 16, 1947 – October 8, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
After retiring from football in 1970, Healy moved around Tennessee working for his father's brokerage business, before retiring in 1987. Since 2001, he operated Transitional Living in Nashville, Tennessee, known as "Chip's Place", a treatment and living facility for men struggling with alcoholism, which initially included Healy himself.
A devout Christian, Healy lived in Nashville and had two children. His nephew Will Healy was the head football coach at East Tennessee State.
Chip Healy died in Nashville on October 8, 2019, at the age of 72.
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Who was Chip Healy?
American football player (1947-2019)
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Chip Healy was born on 16 August 1947 in Atlanta.
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Chip Healy died on 8 October 2019 in Nashville.
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Chip Healy was an american football player.
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Chip Healy was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Chip Healy. https://biography.guide/chip-healy/
MLA: "Chip Healy." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/chip-healy/.
Chicago: "Chip Healy." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/chip-healy/.
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