The celebration of life for the legendary leadoff man was an exhilarating affair: "He was a legend here in Oakland, ...

Another Oakland star, Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton, credited Henderson ... Dave [Winfield] and everybody else who ...

and Ken Griffey Jr., whom Henderson befriended while playing with his father Ken Sr. with the Yankees. Others included former ...

Henderson, the greatest Oakland A’s player of all time ... Rapper MC Hammer, former A’s pitcher Dave Stewart, former NBA player Gary Payton and former MLB player Ken Griffey Jr. were among ...

Friends, family and fans filled the Oakland Arena to give tribute to Rickey Henderson, the greatest Oakland A’s player of all time, who died at age 65 in December. Rapper MC Hammer, former A’s pitcher ...

Basketball Hall of Famer and East Oakland native Gary Payton; former A’s general manager Sandy Alderson; and A’s legend Dave ...

OAKLAND — The life of Rickey Henderson was saluted Saturday at ... close friend and former A’s pitcher Dave Stewart and childhood friend and fellow Oakland Tech alum Fred Atkins, who regaled ...

OAKLAND, Calif ... after the earthquake-interrupted 1989 World Series in which the A's swept the San Francisco Giants, Henderson had a little fun with his close pal. Henderson had hit ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- When Ken Griffey Jr.'s baseball-star father struggled to get through to the talented teenager, Rickey Henderson somehow could. The younger Griffey, who considers himself ...