Timothy John Hendrix (born February 24, 1965) is a former

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in the

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for the

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. He played

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at the

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Early years

Hendrix attended DeSoto High School. As a senior, he received All-district honors at

. He committed to enroll at the

, along with his teammates Wesley Pryor, Troy Hale, and Brian Hunt. He accepted a football scholarship from the

. As a freshman, he was listed as a second-team wide receiver, but played mostly as a backup

. As a sophomore in 1984, he played mostly on

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and short-yardage situations in three tight end alignments. As a junior in 1985, he was the backup tight end behind Jeff Smith, posting three receptions for 38 yards and 2 touchdowns. As a senior in 1986, he entered the season as the starting tight end, registering seven receptions for 107 yards. He finished his college career with 10 receptions for 145 yards and two touchdowns.

Professional career

Hendrix was signed as an

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by the

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after the

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on April 30. He was waived on August 27. After the

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strike was declared on the third week of the 1987 season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16 game season to 15) and the

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decided that the games would be played with replacement players. In September, he was signed to be a part of the

replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media. He was the backup tight end behind Rich Borresen and played mostly on the

units. He was released at the end of the strike on October 20.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hendrix, Tim 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from DeSoto, Texas Players of American football from Texas American football tight ends Tennessee Volunteers football players Dallas Cowboys players National Football League replacement players