Born in Chicago and raised in Oakland, Henderson began his career star athlete at Oakland Technical High, playing both baseball and football during his run, per local newspaper the Mercury News.

The Athletics will honor Rickey ... and New York Mets were the only other teams he played on for more than one season. A member of the 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame class, Henderson received 94.8 ...

The Athletics announced Monday that every player and coach will wear longtime outfielder Rickey Henderson’s No. 24 during next Monday’s home opener. Henderson, a 2009 Hall of Fame inductee and ...

Rickey Henderson and Barry Bonds are good friends ... Rickey, meanwhile, will never live down reports that he played cards during the Mets' final loss in the 1999 playoffs (he still denies ...

Calling him the greatest player in franchise history, the Athletics will be paying a special tribute to Rickey Henderson on their home opener. March 31 will mark the A's first game at Sutter ...

Every A's player will wear No. 24 in honor of the late Rickey Henderson next Monday, when the team hosts the Seattle Mariners. Henderson's three daughters will throw out ceremonial first pitches ...

Ichiro threw out the ceremonial first pitch, registering 84.5 MPH on the radar gun, and the team honored the family of Rickey Henderson ... New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays and Mariners.

The Athletics announced on Monday that every player will wear the No. 24 to honor late franchise legend Rickey Henderson when the team opens its home schedule on March 31 against the Chicago Cubs.