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One on one with Rickey Henderson: future Hall of Famer.(Interview)
GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT; "Scoring the most runs in major league history. You have to score to win."
HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED: "That I played hard, played to win and respected the game."
RICKEY HENDERSON HAS PLAYED IN more than 3,000 major league games and collected more than 3,000 hits. He has appeared in 54 post-season games and owns two World Series rings.
He is the all-time leader in walks, stolen bases and runs.
Yet, it is often difficult to gauge his significance, based on fan, media and even colleague reaction to him, which ranges from disdain to apathy. Henderson's incredible career has been overshadowed by his image, ...
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...baseball superstar Rickey Henderson has been accused...out with this.'' Rickey Henderson's greatest off...broke Hall of Famer Lou Brock's all-time stolen...and tried to serve Rickey Henderson with the lawsuit...
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...ceremonies during Rickey Henderson Day Saturday, Aug...Jackson (9). "Rickey Henderson was the most exciting...1991, when he broke Lou Brock's career stolen...The A's give away Rickey Henderson replica jerseys...
- Editorial: Rickey Henderson deserves spot in Cooperstown
- Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune Anonymous July 24, 2009 700+ words
...between the foul lines like Rickey Henderson. Henderson, who had four memorable...single-season record-holder Lou Brock with 130 steals; he had an...final stop. You deserve it, Rickey Henderson. And, thank you for playing...
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- Magazine article from: Baseball Digest Noble, Marty December 1, 2001 700+ words
...Nine years ago--May 1, 1992, Rickey Henderson made himself the leading base stealer...career total to 939, one ahead of Lou Brock, against the Yankees. But No. 939...Durwood owes me." Prince of Thieves Rickey Henderson owns the single-season stolen base...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Brookover, Bob April 25, 2001 700+ words
SAN DIEGO _ When Rickey Henderson went to the plate in the bottom of the first inning on Wednesday...hometown in which Henderson, then with the Athletics, broke Lou Brock's stolen-base record in a game against the New York Yankees...
- Rickey Henderson joins Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
- Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune Carl Steward July 25, 2009 700+ words
...On the eve of his Baseball Hall of Fame induction, Rickey Henderson was feeling young again. Even at 50, it's dawned on him...he said. "When I was coming up, I used to look at Lou Brock, Maury Wills and Ty Cobb and see how they approached the...
Source: HighBeam Research, One on one with Rickey Henderson: future Hall of Famer.(Interview)