Rickey Henderson

Henderson in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Rickey Nelson Henley

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 25, 1958

Ethnicity: African-American

Rickey Henderson is an American professional baseball player. A left fielder, he played for the Oakland Athletics, the New York Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays, the San Diego Padres, the Anaheim Angels, the New York Mets, the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox, and the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a Hall of Famer who has the most stolen bases in the league, with 1,406. He coached the New York Mets. He is nicknamed “the Man of Steal.”

He is the son of Bobbie and John Henley. He was named after singer and actor Ricky Nelson. His family moved to Oakland, California during his early years, and he also lived with his grandmother in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. After his father died, his mother married Paul Henderson; he added his surname. Rickey is married to Pamela, with whom he has three children.