As baseball comes together at the Oakland Arena to celebrate the life of a legend, those who knew him best share tales of his ...

But he never played the superstar card with his teammates ... "This is Rickey calling on behalf of Rickey, and Rickey wants to play baseball"? Henderson's grinned and replied, "False.

Normally I would define vintage baseball as 1980 and earlier, which would include Rickey Henderson's 1980 Topps rookie card; however, I included that card in my list of best 1980s baseball rookie ...

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