Chris Henry

Chris Henry's funeral was today in Westwego, Louisiana. The visitation of the late Cincinnati Bengals player began this morning, and the open casket funeral followed in the early afternoon. He died at 26 last Thursday following massive head injuries after falling out of a pickup truck driven by his fiancee, Loleini Tonga. Chris Henry (Getty) The NFL community is mourning the loss of one of their own, and the Bengals team is gathered at the Alario Center, along with  former teammate TJ...Read Full Story

Fox19, Cincinnati NewsCINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - As part Donate Life Month, the mother of former Cincinnati Bengal Chris Henry remembers how deciding to donate her son's organs helped her gain closure.Carolyn Henry Glaspy says Henry's organs were given to eight people and meeting one of them helped her deal with Henry's tragic death. Henry died in December of 2009 after falling off the back of a truck. She says "Because of his death and because of my not being selfish and saying no...I got the...Read Full Story

Chris Henry Chris Henry (May 17, 1983 – December 17, 2009) was an American football wide receiver who played five seasons in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at West Virginia and was drafted by the Bengals in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Henry was involved in a string of legal troubles during his professional career, which include several arrests for such offenses as driving under the influence, marijuana possession, assault, and...Read Full Story

The tragic death of Bengals star Chris Henry, who died after falling from the back of a moving pickup truck during an argument with his fiancee, left the football world stunned. Now, doctors who examined Henry's brain after the bizarre incident, have found evidence of brain damage called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is normally common among retired players who have suffered many concussions, reports CNN.com. The former 26-year-old Cincinnati Bengals receiver who died on December...Read Full Story

Cincinnati.comCarolyn Henry Glasby has become spokesperson - and soul - of organ donationChris Henry's mother, Carolyn Henry Glasby, treasures a tapesty bearing a life-like image of Chris in his Bengals helmet and No. 15 jersey. / The Enquirer/Michael E. KeatingEAST PRICE HILL - Carolyn Henry Glaspy stocked shelves and helped unload a truck during her shift Tuesday at the Warsaw Avenue Family Dollar Store.On Wednesday morning she took a flight to Tampa, Fla., where she sat for TV interviews...Read Full Story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has died from injuries suffered earlier this week in a fall from a pickup truck, CNN reported on Thursday.The team said on its website that Henry was on life support following the accident in Charlotte, North Carolina.Police said Henry "came out" of the back of a pickup truck being driven by his fiancee, the Charlotte Observer reported on Wednesday.Henry has been on injured reserve with the Bengals since November 9 due to a...Read Full Story

In one trip to the emergency room, Chris went from being a 38-year-old working mom with abdominal pain to a colon cancer patient. When emergency room tests showed that Chris had a bowel obstruction, Dr. Cugini performed emergency surgery that revealed she had stage II colon cancer. Chris turned to Dr. Laughinghouse for a more aggressive course of chemotherapy after also considering treatment options at a New York hospital. Five years later, Chris’ cancer is in remission…and she’s enjoying...Read Full Story

(Getty Images)Two 911 calls were placed Wednesday when people witnessed the moments leading up to a fall from a pick-up truck that would take Chris Henry's life. Transcripts from the calls were published Thursday, revealing details of the incident. The first 911 call was placed by a woman who said she saw a black male standing in the back of a Ford F-150 pick-up truck and beating on the window. Shortly after that, another caller said there was a man in the road with a group of people...Read Full Story

Chris Henry is one of those people that from start to finish lived a rather intense, traumatic life. There is no doubt that when the tragic events that lead up to Henry’s death occurred, he was not in the right state of mind. This is something that should not be news – but apparently it is. Reports are saying that before Chris Henry’s untimely accident, he  suffered from a condition called CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), which is a type of brain damage that is quite frequent in...Read Full Story

Chris Henry’s fiancee wept as she spoke about the Cincinnati Bengals receiver at his funeral Tuesday, and she said while she may have helped steer him out of trouble, he changed her life. Henry, 26, was killed after he fell out of a pickup truck bed being driven by his fiance Loleini Tonga during what police described as a domestic dispute. Police are investigating, but no charges have been filed. “Can’t nobody feel what I’m feeling right now. … We loved each other very much. People say I...Read Full Story