The Goal of My Life
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A good luck telegram all the way from my hometown to Moscow. It was so uplifting to know a whole country was behind us.
One of my favourite artists’ renditions of The Goal, a beautiful job done by William Burdon.
The Henderson clan in the backyard of our house after the 1972 Summit Series, from a newspaper story that was done on us. Jill is in front, Jennifer on the left, and Heather on the right, with Eleanor at the back.
After The Goal was scored, the kids (and Wendy Sittler, who was watching them while we were gone) were besieged by autograph hunters. They finally had to put up a sign “We have NO autographs left!” Jill, the youngest, is in front, with Heather in the back in the middle, and Jennifer.
From my first season with the Toronto Toros of the WHA, 1974–75.
It was back to Russia for the 1974 WHA Series, and young Russian fans wanted to meet some of us. On the left is Mark Howe, then Tom Webster, and on my right, Ralph Backstrom.
I got called up to the Atlanta Flames in 1979–80 for one more taste of the NHL.
Proud of our family of “bikers” – from the left, our son-in-law Mike and daughter Jennifer Thompson, with their daughter-in-law Jesse and son Josh.
My daughter, Heather, and son-in-law, Alex, with their kids Zachary, Charlotte, and Brandon.
My daughter, Jill, with son-in-law Bryan, with their kids Brynley, Logan, and Alton.
Proud of my Lucknow roots, as I pose with my badge from the 1958–59 Juvenile D finalist team by the arena there. The mural behind me is on a storefront across from the rink.
The Henderson legacy will live on with grandsons Alton and Logan wearing “1972.”
Eleanor and I posing with the famous No. 19 jersey inside the Henderson Jersey Homecoming Tour trailer.