Henderson was married to his wife, Pamela, his high school sweetheart. They reportedly wed in 1983. During his 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech, Henderson thanked his wife for her support.

Beneath the theatrics, Rickey Henderson — the best leadoff hitter of all time — was a true baseball virtuoso. Every baseball fan likes a trivia quiz, especially in winter. So, here’s my brain teaser. This player changed teams 12 times, played for nine different clubs and was an outfielder for World Series winners in both the U.S. and Canada.