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Baseball Legend Rickey Henderson Dies at 65: A Tribute
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12/23/2024
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Ricky Henderson passed away over the weekend, 65 years old, 10-time All-Star, two-time World
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Series champ, all-time stolen base leader, all-time run scored leaner, won the MVP in
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90, first ballot, no doubt about it, on skates backwards, Hall of Famer.
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There was nobody like Ricky, Scotty.
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You know that.
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I mean, nobody like Ricky.
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I mean, weren't you surprised that he died at that age, that young?
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Seriously, he's 65.
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Yes, of course.
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Anybody.
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I couldn't believe it.
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I almost fell over when I saw that he had died.
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Seriously.
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Anybody that young passing away is obviously a surprise.
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But Ricky had, he had a different personality than most people, not just in baseball, but
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just in sports.
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Like the way he'd talk about himself, you know, Ricky don't like that, Ricky don't do
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that.
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He didn't worry about him putting a million dollar check on his wall and not cashing it.
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You know, there's a lot of really great Ricky stuff and he played basically everywhere.
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Right.
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I mean, the good portion of his career was Yankees, Oakland.
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But I mean, Mets, Seattle, Dodgers, San Diego, you go, I mean, he ended up at the end of
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the day playing in a lot of places towards the end of his career.
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He drove people crazy, but he was awesome.
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You can't argue with his skill and what he did.
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He was unbelievable.
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He was a great player.
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It didn't matter.
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He could talk because he was that good.
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