Gerald Henderson

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Gerald Henderson
Position Point guard
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg)
League NBA
Born January 16, 1956 (1956-01-16) (age 52)
Richmond, Virginia
Nationality USA
College Virginia Commonwealth
Draft 3nd round, 64st overall, 1978
San Antonio Spurs
Pro career 1979–1992
Former teams Boston Celtics 1979–1984
Seattle SuperSonics 1984–1987
New York Knicks 1987
Philadelphia 76ers 1987–1989
Milwaukee Bucks 1989
Detroit Pistons 1989-1991
Houston Rockets 1991
Detroit Pistons 1991-1992
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Jerome McKinley "Gerald" Henderson (born January 16, 1956 in Richmond, Virginia, USA)[1] is a retired American basketball player. He was a shooting guard who had a 13 year career in the NBA from 1979 until 1992. He played for the Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, and Houston Rockets. Henderson attended Virginia Commonwealth University.

He was most famous for his steal of a James Worthy pass to score a game-tying layup in Game Two of the 1984 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the L.A. Lakers. The Celtics eventually prevailed in overtime.

He is also known for being the player that replaced the famed Nikos Galis on the Celtics team in 1979[1]. Galis was supposed to make the team, but was injured during pre-season camp and instead moved to Greece and signed with Aris Thessaloniki and eventually became considered as one of the greatest European players of all time.

As of 2006, he and his wife reside in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Their son, Gerald Henderson, Jr. attends Duke University where he is currently entering his sophomore year and 2nd year as a member of the Duke basketball team. Along with Jon Scheyer, he is expected to fill the athletic swingman role that has been missing since the 2003-2004 season ended. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gerald Henderson (II). Imdb.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
  2. ^ Coach K Has Big Plans For The Summer - GoDuke.com—Official Athletics Web site of Duke University

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Boston Celtics 1980-81 NBA Champions

00 Parish | 7 Archibald | 20 Kreklow | 30 Carr | 31 Maxwell (Finals MVP) | 32 McHale | 33 Bird | 40 Duerod | 42 Ford | 43 Henderson | 45 Fernsten | 53 Robey | Coach Fitch
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Boston Celtics 1983-84 NBA Champions

00 Parish | 3 Johnson | 8 Wedman | 28 Buckner | 30 Carr | 31 Maxwell | 32 McHale | 33 Bird (Finals MVP) | 40 Clark | 43 Henderson | 44 Ainge | 50 Kite | Coach Jones
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Detroit Pistons 1989-90 NBA Champions

00 Bedford | 4 Dumars | 10 Rodman | 11 Thomas (Finals MVP) | 12 Henderson | 15 Johnson | 22 Salley | 23 Aguirre | 33 Greenwood | 35 Hastings | 40 Laimbeer | 53 Edwards | Coach Daly


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