RIP Ricky Henderson

[DiggityDaggityDo]

 

[TysonsBadAss]

Damn man. Seriously? Loved this dude

 

[Tanko]

65 yo.
Saying he died of pneumonia at 65.

 

[djefferis]

Damn - sad news.

Rickey was original.

No one thought more of Rickey than Rickey. Rickey thought Rickey was the greatest ever.

RIP Rickey

 

[TysonsBadAss]

Damn - sad news.

Rickey was original.

No one thought more of Rickey than Rickey. Rickey thought Rickey was the greatest ever.

RIP Rickey

Rickey never going to die

-Rickey Henderson

 

[djefferis]

Finally met something he couldn’t outrun - age (and pneumonia).

He influenced a generation for sure.

Not his fault people of that generation couldn’t not be jerks while being self absorbed.

 

[TysonsBadAss]

Pallbearer

 

[Brock Landers]

Rickey Henderson, Hall of Famer and MLB’s all-time stolen base leader, dead at 65

In a 25-year major league career, Henderson stole a record 1,406 bases and was selected to 10 All-Star teams.

nypost.com

 

[flyingillini]

RIP king.

 

[jjgold]

That’s an all-time great baseball player one of my favorites ever

 

[Archie]

I wonder who inherits the framed uncashed 1 million dollar check from the A's

 

[aikman.tr]

I wonder who inherits the framed uncashed 1 million dollar check from the A's

Would likely bounce

 

[charliebrown]

I have his rookie card

 

[sharpsquare]

damn what a shame.

baseball loses another great one.

R.I.P Rickey. Never stop running

 

[BobbyFK]

RIP....... I remember many years ago watching him play minor league ball back in New Jersey.

 

[209life]

RIP Legend.

 

[harpo]

R.I.P.

 

[edawg]

Who got Rickey's cleats?

 

[BigJay]

Best lead off hitter of all time

Rickey Henderson and the 25 Greatest Leadoff Men in Baseball History

Leading off an MLB lineup is a tall task, but every team must delegate the responsibility to one of its batters. What follows is a list of the top 25 table-setters in baseball history...

syndication.bleacherreport.com

 

[KingKolzig]

Little known fact he played football at Penn state. Ran for 200 yds first game but got accosted in the showers so he quit