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In 1973, Childress coached at Carroll High School in Monroe and from 1976 to 1978, he was the coach at the private Cedar Creek School in Ruston. He received his undergraduate degree at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana State College.  A member of the ULM coaching staff from 1974 to 1976, he was the head [[baseball]] coach in 1975. He was  inducted into the ULM Hall of Fame. He completed his graduate studies at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in Ruston.<ref name=jchildress>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=jimmy-childress-chick&pid=175279886&fhid=6320#sthash.YDSYU16a.dpuf|title=Jimmy "Chick" Childress obituary|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=July 14, 2015}}</ref>

In 1973, Childress coached at Carroll High School in Monroe and from 1976 to 1978, he was the coach at the private Cedar Creek School in Ruston. He received his undergraduate degree at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana State College.  A member of the ULM coaching staff from 1974 to 1976, he was the head [[baseball]] coach in 1975. He was  inducted into the ULM Hall of Fame. He completed his graduate studies at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in Ruston.<ref name=jchildress>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=jimmy-childress-chick&pid=175279886&fhid=6320#sthash.YDSYU16a.dpuf|title=Jimmy "Chick" Childress obituary|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=July 14, 2015}}</ref>

The Ruston teams under Childress included [[Louisiana State University]] signees, the linebacker Bobby Williams and defensive back |Rodney Young, later a player for the [[New York Giants]], and running back Roymon Malcolm, who signed with [[Auburn University]] and finished his career at [[Northwestern State University]] in Natchitoches. On that 1990 team, Brad Laird, son of the late Ruston coach Billy Laird, was the quarterback, and John Carr, son of the [[National Football League]]r Roger Carr, was the receiver. John Carr coached at [[Ouachita Parish High School]] and became the director of football operations at the [[University of Southern Mississippi]] at [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]]. Carr said that Childress' teams "looked forward to playing for him so much but you also learned there was an expectation that ... you better live up to."<ref name=hunsucker/>

The Ruston teams under Childress included [[Louisiana State University]] signees, the linebacker Bobby Williams and defensive back |Rodney Young, later a player for the [[New York Giants]], and running back Roymon Malcolm, who signed with [[Auburn University]] and finished his career at [[Northwestern State University]] in Natchitoches. On that 1990 team, Brad Laird, son of the late Ruston coac[University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg. Carr said that Childress' teams "looked forward to playing for him so much but you also learned there was an expectation that ... you better live up to."<ref name=hunsucker/>

==Death and legacy==

==Death and legacy==