MLB legend and all-time steals leader Rickey Henderson has passed away at age 65. Henderson, a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time World Series champion, died on Friday (Dec. 20) from complications related to pneumonia.

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Henderson was married to his wife, Pamela, his high school sweetheart. They reportedly wed in 1983. During his 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech, Henderson thanked his wife for her support.