Rickey Henderson: Oakland remembers the ballplayer who grew up in Bushrod

OAKLAND — Rickey Henderson sometimes slipped into third-person when discussing himself. He’d lift a base plate triumphantly into the air like a trophy after stealing it during a game, which he did more times than anyone else ever.

Oakland residents attest to having seen him everywhere — at Safeway, in restaurants, exiting a racquetball court.

“There was no separation,” said Oakland A’s superfan Dave Peters, who recently ran into Henderson at wine bar Vino Volo in the city’s airport.