I just felt like there aren't as many people as we think who can really carry a full biography, and especially one that is not completely tainted by drugs. Howard Bryant, Author, "Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original": Well, I think the biggest reason I wanted to talk about him is because he is underappreciated, if it's possible to steal 1,400 bases and be under appreciated, and to have 3,000 hits and to really obliterate the record book as he did. What made you want to tell his story now? So, Rickey Henderson played his last game back in 2003. Howard Bryant, welcome back to the "NewsHour." Good to have you here. It's called "Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original."Īnd I spoke with Bryant recently about his latest work. He also had 3,000 hits, 2,000 runs and 2,000 walks.Ī new book by sportswriter Howard Bryant makes the case for Rickey Henderson as an underappreciated historical great. Over the course of a career that lasted more than two decades, Rickey Henderson was arguably the greatest leadoff hitter in history, and is officially the all-time leader in stolen bases with more than 1,400. That gives us a moment to look back at one of the sport's all-time greats, but one who's hardly a household name these days. Well, baseball's All-Star Game is tomorrow night, a showcase for the best in the game.
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