Rickey Henderson was a larger-than-life personality on the baseball diamond, so it was only fitting that his celebration of life on Saturday afternoon featured a star-studded guest list of luminaries.

From Dusty Baker, Tony La Russa and Joe Torre to ex-teammates Jose Canseco, Carney Lansford, Dennis Eckersley, Dave Stewart ...

And on the field, Winfield believed Henderson had few peers. Fans attend the Oakalnd Athletics’ Rickey Henderson’s ...

And on the field, Winfield believed Henderson had few peers. Fans attend the Oakalnd Athletics’ Rickey Henderson’s celebration of life at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday ...

Erin States Hoy, Rickey’s No. 1 fan, agonized over not being able to join the roughly 5,000 fans who attended the ceremony in ...

When Ken Griffey Jr.'s baseball-star father struggled to get through to the talented teenager, Rickey Henderson somehow could ...

When Ken Griffey Jr.'s father struggled to get through to the talented teen with a bright baseball future, Rickey Henderson ...

And on the field, Winfield believed Henderson had few peers. Fans attend the Oakalnd Athletics’ Rickey Henderson’s celebration of life at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday ...

And on the field, Winfield believed Henderson had few peers. “Rickey made his teammates better, made his teams better,” Winfield said. “In the '70s I played against Willie Mays, Hank Aaron ...

holds a sign she made for Rickey Henderson when she was a child as she ... Two hours later, he hit a home run down the left field line, not far from where Erin and her family were seated.