Gary Childress

Brother of current Tiger Q.J. Childress, who was Clemson's leading tackler on the special teams as a first-year freshman...ranked as one of the top 10 defensive linemen in the Southeast by BlueChips Illustrated...a Tom Lemming All-Southeast selection...SuperPrep ranks him as the 84th best player in the Dixie Region...ninth best strongside end in the Southeast by National Recruiting Advisor...had eight total tackles, including 50 solo, seven sacks and 21 total tackles for loss...all-state as a junior and a senior...chosen to play in the Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star game this summer...allstate as a junior when he played center...threw shot put and discus in track...named a football All-American in two polls...a Tennessee Athletic All-Star...played for Charles Bozman at McGavock High in Nashville, TN.