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

OAKLAND — The life of Rickey Henderson was saluted Saturday at the ... Payton said as he stood at the podium and pointed back to a picture of Henderson hoisting his 939th stolen base, “That man, right ...

Rickey Henderson was celebrated by former teammates, executives, friends and fans at the arena next to the Oakland Coliseum ...

OAKLAND — The life of Rickey Henderson was saluted Saturday ... the podium and pointed back to a picture of Henderson hoisting his 939th stolen base, “That man, right there, is Oakland.” ...

So, I had to be here to pay my respects for Rickey." Henderson stole his way into baseball immortality with a stolen base record of 1,406. Many believe it's a record that will never be broken.

"Walk him, hit him, let him get on first base [in front of Henderson] because it just wasn't fair when Rickey got on first and no one was on in front of him. It wasn't fair to the catcher." ...

“He’d get on base, steal it. The one thing I said ... His No. 24 is retired by the franchise as it relocates from Oakland (and “Rickey Henderson Field”) to Sacramento this year before ...

"That man right here, that is Oakland: Rickey Henderson.” Former Athletics general manager Sandy Alderson recalled how most conversations with Henderson began with the brazen base-stealer "telling me ...