:Reuben Henderson
{{Short description|American football player (born 1958)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Reuben Henderson
| number = 20
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|10|3}}
| birth_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 196
| high_school = Fontana {{avoid wrap|(Fontana, California)}}
| college = Oklahoma St.
San Diego State
| draftyear = 1981
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 150
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1981|1982}})
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1983|1984}})
| statlabel1 = Interceptions
| statvalue1 = 4
| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue2 = 1
| statlabel3 = Sacks
| statvalue3 = 1.0
| pfr = HendRe20
}}
Reuben Stanley Henderson, D.O. (born October 3, 1958) is an American former professional football player{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HENDEREU01 |title=Reuben Henderson Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards |publisher=databaseFootball.com |date=1958-10-03 |accessdate=2012-10-02 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103090833/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HENDEREU01 |archivedate=2014-01-03 }} who played cornerback for four seasons for the Chicago Bears and the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma St. Cowboys and San Diego State Aztecs. After his football career, Henderson became a practicing physician, specializing in physiatry.
Early life
Reuben Henderson was born in Santa Monica, California. He attended Fontana High School in Fontana, California, graduating in 1976. He then attended Oklahoma State University and San Diego State University.
Football
After a standout career at Fontana High School, culminating in a CIF championship game in 1976, Henderson then joined the football program at Oklahoma State University.{{cite web |url=http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/cowboys-in-the-nfl.html |title=Cowboy Football - Cowboys in the NFL - Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site |publisher=Okstate.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-02 |archive-date=2015-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429101111/http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/cowboys-in-the-nfl.html |url-status=dead }} He later finished his college football career at San Diego State University.
Henderson was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 6th round in 1981.{{cite web|first=Ralph |last=Hickok |url=http://www.hickoksports.com/history/nfldraft1981.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125022626/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/nfldraft1981.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-25 |title=History - 1981 NFL Draft |publisher=HickokSports.com |date=2009-02-18 |accessdate=2012-10-02 }} He played two years in Chicago, before being traded to the San Diego Chargers. After two years with the Chargers, Henderson retired from professional football.
After football
After his professional football career ended in 1984, Henderson enrolled in medical school at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine,{{cite web|url=http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_3943377 |title=Fitting sendoff for Tyree |publisher=DailyBulletin.com |date=2006-06-16 |accessdate=2012-10-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308123024/http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_3943377 |archivedate=2012-03-08 }} where he graduated "best clinical student" in the class of 1993 with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.{{cite web|url=http://www.spinemed.com/pub/Speaker-Bios |title=SpineMED® Seminar Speaker Bios - CERT Health Sciences, LLC |publisher=Spinemed.com |accessdate=2012-10-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231182607/http://www.spinemed.com/pub/Speaker-Bios |archivedate=2012-12-31 }} He completed a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) residency in the University of Michigan Health System.{{Cite web|title=Dr. Reuben Henderson Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Lansing MI|url=https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/reuben-henderson-dd742720-4396-4b28-acdd-e8594053ec01-overview|access-date=2021-08-29|website=doctor.webmd.com|language=en}} He currently operates a PM&R private practice in Lansing, Michigan.
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Category:Players of American football from Santa Monica, California
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:San Diego State Aztecs football players
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:San Diego Chargers players
Category:American osteopathic physicians
Category:Fontana High School alumni
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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