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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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Born: | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | October 3, 1958||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Fontana (Fontana, California) | ||||||
College: | Oklahoma St. San Diego State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1981 / round: 6 / pick: 150 | ||||||
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Reuben Stanley Henderson, D.O. (born October 3, 1958) is a former professional American football player [1] who played cornerback for four seasons for the Chicago Bears and the San Diego Chargers. Dr. Henderson is now a practicing physician, specializing in physiatry.
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.
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