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From 1958 to 1973, Childress was an assistant coach at Neville High School in Monroe, which he helped to lead to four state titles.<ref name=jchildress/> Neville's 1972 state championship team won three games in eight days, all shutouts. When he went to Ruston near the end of the decade, the rivalry with Neville was intense and ever-present. In the 1982 Class 4A state championship game, for instance, Ruston beat Neville, 8-0, scoring on a blocked punt and a safety.<ref name=hunsucker/>  

From 1958 to 1973, Childress was an assistant coach at Neville High School in Monroe, which he helped to lead to four state titles.<ref name=jchildress/> Neville's 1972 state championship team won three games in eight days, all shutouts. When he went to Ruston near the end of the decade, the rivalry with Neville was intense and ever-present. In the 1982 Class 4A state championship game, for instance, Ruston beat Neville, 8-0, scoring on a blocked punt and a safety.<ref name=hunsucker/>  

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=''[[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=''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 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/>

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/>