Tom Henderson
Basketball Player
1952 –
Who is Tom Henderson?
Thomas Edward "Tom" Henderson is an American former professional basketball player born in Newberry, South Carolina.
A tough-minded 6'4" guard from the University of Hawaii, Henderson was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1974 National Basketball Association Draft. He went on to have a productive nine-year professional career, playing for the Hawks, the Washington Bullets, and the Houston Rockets. Henderson accumulated 6,088 career points and 3,136 career assists, and he reached the NBA Finals three times, winning with the Bullets in 1978.
Since retiring from basketball, Henderson has worked as an administrator at a Houston-area juvenile facility.
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- Born
- Jan 26, 1952
Newberry - Also known as
- Thomas Edward Henderson
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- San Jacinto College
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Lived in
- South Carolina
- Newberry
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on July 23, 2013
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