Rickey Henderson has died aged 65. “There may not have been any player in history who was better at more things than Rickey Henderson was.” He was so fun to watch.
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Rickey knew Rickey was one of the best there ever was. May he rest in peace.
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Oakland-born here. Since this news broke, my school-friends group chat has been in mourning - Rickey was everyone's favorite player. I saw him live dozens of times, and nothing in sports compared the electricity at the Coliseum when Rickey drew a walk to lead off a game.
I was trying to explain what he meant to us to a friend from Chicago last night, and came up with this: Imagine if Michael Jordan had gone to high school in Hyde Park. Rickey was just that good.
Here's a great remembrance from Joe Posnanski.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-153464001
Saw him when he tied the record for most stolen bases. He was VERY nice and spoke with my grandmother when we saw him at a trading card meet, and autographed a baseball for me. Also heard stories about him stopping to help people broke down on the side of the highway. He was an amazing person all around.
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