In 2009, Henderson was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. “He got 95 percent of the vote, and for the 28 who didn’t vote for Rickey, you ought be ashamed of yourself,” Alderson said. The first ...

The Athletics have revealed a Rickey Henderson No. 24 patch that will be on their jerseys ... The A's retired Henderson's ...

Seattle Mariners legend and Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. made his MLB debut on April 3, 1989 against the A's in Oakland. While there was a Henderson in the lineup that day, it wasn't Rickey ...

Tony La Russa cut right to it about Rickey Henderson ... next door to the Coliseum basepaths where Henderson forged his Hall of Fame legacy as baseball’s all-time leader in stolen bases ...

Another Oakland star, Basketball Hall of Fame member Gary Payton, credited Henderson for inspiring his success, albeit in another sport. “It came from him. It came from me looking at him,” Payton said ...

Another Oakland star, Basketball Hall of Fame member Gary Payton ... "That man right here, that is Oakland: Rickey Henderson.” Former Athletics general manager Sandy Alderson recalled how ...

holds a sign she made for Rickey Henderson when she was a child as she’s photographed next to his plaque at the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday, July 27, 2009, in Cooperstown ...