Whatever happened to: Claude Humphrey

Hall of Fame inductee Claude Humphrey, left, touches his bronze bust beside his daughter, presenter Cheyenne Humphrey-Robinson, during the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony Aug. 2, 2014, in Canton, Ohio.The word around the NFL after the 1977 season was that Deacon Jones may have named the head slap but it was Claude Humphrey who outlawed it.

“It’s true,’’ the Falcons’ Hall of Fame defensive end said. “They tried to slow me down, taking out the head slap but I didn’t do that much. It wasn’t like I killed anyone or had someone dragged off the field.’’

The NFL changed the rules in 1978, making it harder for players like Humphrey to get to the quarterback. But he would still finish…