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Henderson-Olerud Story Never Happened

by Harry Patterson (Pittsburgh, PA)


This is more of a correction than a submission. The story about Rickey Henderson asking John Olerud why he wears a batting helmet (included in the Olerud bio, but not Henderson's) never happened. It started as a joke and was spread mainly by a Toronto writer. It has been denied by both players and debunked by several sportswriters. There are enough real Rickey stories out there. This is one of the better ones but it is simply not true.

» Harry Patterson is the author of several sports trivia books, most of which are available on Amazon.com.

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Posted April 1, 2002.