A 6-5 center from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Gary Childs tied two of Al Tucker's OBU game records: points (50), and field goals made (21). Childs achieved these totals in a 1982 game versus John Brown University in Clark Craig Fieldhouse.

Childs scored 1,167 points in three seasons for an 11.8 career average. He averaged 5 points in 1979, 13 points in 1981, and 17 points in 1982. He averaged 6.7 career rebounds.

Childs was first-team All-Sooner Athletic Conference in 1981 and 1982 and was the league's MVP in 1982; All-District 9 in 1981 and 1982; and honorable mention NAIA All-America in 1982. The 1982 Bison were NAIA District 9 runner-up, finishing with a 24-11 record.

Childs is sixth in OBU career field goal percentage, 63.0 (466 of 740) and first in season field goal percentage, 68.8 (232 of 337), in addition to the two game records he shares.

Childs died in 2007.