I have to live with that and it hurts. An Oriental girl, a white girl and a black girl were catering to his every need. He hollered back at his secretary. I was 210 and I was 6’2” and he asked me what position do you play? The butler was circulating with a platter of cocaine. I had burned a hole through my septum. It didn’t really do me any good with my thinking about my use of drugs. Let’s go deeper than that. I believe you went to school up at Douglas. I said I wanna be a pilot. Check out the latest pictures, photos and images of Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson. By the time I became a starter, we were the No. I mean it was a tough year, and I gave him a few choice words, and he walked away and came back, and said okay, you win this one. Updated: March 10, 2011 It was a while because I never did live in Dallas again. We've received your submission. Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson played hard on the field and harder off the field; his brief, but lively, career in the NFL makes players on those Jimmy Johnson led teams look like a bunch of wannabe hooligans. I FINALLY get Hollywood Henderson on the phone He sounds sleepy. Paul Heckmann: Wow, that’s amazing. Did you play football at Anderson after that? I was loved. On Jan 30th 2020, I will have 30 years with nary a drop to drink. Paul Heckmann: And you say, ‘I’m doing just fine.’. He said, ‘Thomas, now look. I went out there blitzed to see him. Thomas Henderson: I was Thomas Henderson. Everybody agreed. Thomas also reportedly confessed that he'd spent approximately $20K on lottery tickets prior to winning his two . So you are done with football and you have now graduated from Douglas. Memories Incorporated makes every effort to conform to the principles of fair use and to comply with copyright law. Henderson, after living a wild life as an NFL player, had gotten clean and devoted his life to counseling people facing the same demons he once did. “He just said the right things.’’. Thomas Henderson: I ran a 4.4 forty in a cow pasture. Found inside – Page 207He was doing it as a favor so the other man could spend a few more days with his wife and two children. His wingman was Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson, ... We were getting ready for graduation. _taboola.push({ I broke cervical vertebrae 1. He goes, you know what Thomas, ‘I don’t like you doing this but I’m gonna let you do it’. Found inside – Page 47The star of the Dallas press conference is Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, ... Where he's introduced to Cosell's wife as "the poor little black kid from Texas ... Paul Heckmann: Thomas can you tell me a little bit about growing up in Austin? Landry knows the term Wassup? I just refused to go to San Francisco. Thomas Henderson: You know, I know how lucky I am. Found insideLinebacker Thomas Henderson applied the coup de grace by picking off a pass and ... He did, however, get in a zinger at Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson. Starting LBs from NFL’s best D of 1977. One girl would work him for a while and his eyes looked like they were going to explode. Paul: And of course Thomas Henderson's wife Wyetta was a Bunny there. A few minutes later, a movie screen came down in the living room. I was like, ‘Screw this, I’m just going to go to a bar and get drunk.’, “I’d get so drunk I couldn’t even talk. Found inside – Page 48SPORTS Hollywood Henderson Now Free To Act As He Wants Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, one of the biggest "cut-ups" in professional football, found himself ... And the PGA Tour was making me go to rehab, so I was being forced to do something I don’t want to do. Thomas making Little All America for the second time. Forget about him being a first-round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys and playing . Found insideHis name was Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson. Thomas Henderson: “Let me tell you something. The '77 Cowboys defense was one of the greatest defenses of all ... Everybody agreed. You can add comments at the bottom of this page – and be sure to add your email in the Newsletter Registration link. Paul Heckmann: Oh yeah. 1 draft pick on a guy from a HBCU. Paul Heckmann: Best years of your life too, weren’t they? I said, ‘Wassup? Paul Heckmann: And that was the end of your NFL career. Paul Heckmann: I seem to remember you were going to go into the Air Force. What a powerful story of success, failure, and friendship. Thomas Henderson: You know, all of them. Thomas Henderson: Oh man, Randy White, Burton Lawless, Randy Hughes, Scott Laidlaw, and Percy Howard who was a free agent, Rolly Woolsey from Boise State, Pat Donovan. I go ‘Absolutely not.’ I was gonna start. I had a grandmother in Oklahoma City, and so I made a call. We get to Thousand Oaks and he tells me, you’ve got to shave that beard off and I told him, ‘I’m not shaving my beard. I was born in Austin in 1953. I had run track my junior year so they had noticed. Big star with the Rams. I made All-City, first team, All-District first team, and I was honorable mention All-State. So, in ’77 it was Breunig, Lewis, and Henderson. His multiple bouts with alcohol abuse and subsequent trips to rehab. Thomas Henderson: So we had been dating for a while, maybe a year, before the Playboy Club came to Central Expressway. I went to training camp in San Francisco in 1980 and made the team, and played about five games, hurt my neck. How did that come about? “I look it as, hey, it was a great time,’’ Daly said. Thankfully, “Hollywood” has been clean ever since the day he got busted in November of 1983 and hit with gun, drugs, and assault charges. I think that’s how you pronounce it. I wasn’t ready for it. Found inside – Page 53Hollywood Henderson Awaits Theft Trial In Dallas Suburb T h o m a s ... who managed to stay out of Thomas Henderson serious trouble while dealing with what ... You were about to join the Airforce, but you didn’t actually finish the signup for it. So, it was either ‘Damn Fool’ or ‘Hollywood’. He gave me a boatload of antibiotics, and we go to Pittsburgh. Some are married. Your interview with Thomas was so complete and both of you were very open. Former Cowboys linebacker Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson once visited the team's locker room and decided to talk some trash to White. Thomas Henderson: Yeah. Found inside – Page 91Chapter Hollywood: ,.homas Henderson One of the NFI.:'s most flamboyant characters ever, linebacker Thomas Henderson was drafted by the Dallas cowboys in ... We’re at Barton Creek, and there’s a golf tournament. Daly improbably winning the 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick after he had gotten into the field as the ninth and final alternate. Paul Heckmann: Oh man. There was nothing except them calling you. Come see us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MemoriesofDallas/, We also have a new sister page for Football and Cheer-leading in Texas at https://www.facebook.com/groups/texasfootball. I haven’t been back since (except for events), but I had been communicating with Coach Landry early in my recovery from drugs and we exchanged letters. Paul Heckmann: $28 million I think it was. I was disciplined, but again I had a little thug in me, which doesn’t hurt you over your lifetime. Thomas Henderson: Six months. But I lived in the hood. There's little 'Hollywood' left in Henderson. Thomas Henderson: I think it was Robert Newhouse who was teasing me because I came to work one day in a limo with a fur coat on. I went and took the ACT, and I was ready to go, I got a Dear John from Wichita State. She went to school with Too Tall and Mike Hegman. Thomas Henderson: Oh boy. I mean they got a draft choice for me, but I quit. So, Red Hickey and Gil Brandt challenged him and said he’s the best player on the board. You know, John Wooden called me and says ‘Get your butt down here. My mother and my step father had four more kids, and it got really hard. Another would take her best shot and he would give his. Bruce Huther didn’t like me but overall, I loved all those men. Henderson maintained he provided drugs to the teens in exchange for consensual sex. He said there’s a first class ticket for you. It was just my nasal passage was sore and about every four or five days, this giant scab would come out and then it would be freshly ready for me to cake more coke in it. We humbly honor the old school soul music era and will keep pushing forward to keep it alive! Paul Heckmann: Then at some point, you were traded to San Francisco. Now you were playing tailback down in Austin. Thomas Henderson: Yeah. And I owe you a big part of that. Found inside – Page 84COWBOY LEGENDS THOMAS “ HOLLYWOOD ” HENDERSON so McKay owned the top pick in the draft . Of all the books written about all the teams and players in Cowboys ... I had caused a little bit of a problem because they had traded for Brudzinski from the Rams, and they had Gordon on the other side, and they asked me would I play inside. I played the rest of the season with the Oilers and went to the playoffs against the Raiders. It does get easier after a while. I’m gonna move away from the NFL for just a second because about ’78 and ’79 was about the time that Wyetta was a Playboy Bunny over at the Playboy of Dallas. Thomas Henderson: If I could go back and change anything, I’d shut my mouth with Coach Landry. Before winning the lottery, Thomas Henderson raised $250,000 to build East Side Field in Austin. They have also lived in Hammond, LA and Harlingen, TX. So, I sat out the rest of that year. Found inside – Page 51IRS Seeks To Settle Debt For Hollywood Henderson Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, now serving a 4l/2- year sentence in ... What’s that got to do with playing football?’ So, that was my first run in with him. That was basically the end of my career right there with him. target_type: 'mix' I’m getting a little Alzheimer’s here. He had come to Langston twice. I did well in the club business. By Paul Heckmann, Executive Director Memories Incorporated. I wasn’t used to the success. I tell you what he did for me. In 2000 he won the $28 million dollar lottery in Texas. Also Professor Irwin Corey, JP Morgan, Ben Vereen and Frankie Avalon. Speaking as a Texas A&I Javelina, I understand completely. I just didn’t understand the way he was treating me. About this time was also when the Super Bowl came up I believe the one with Dallas and Pittsburgh. 1 Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson pictures. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. That’s not like saying I’m a walk on at Alabama of course. Here are a few fun facts about Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson… "Hollywood" Henderson won the lottery…TWICE. The phenomenon of the thing called the blackout is where my life was at that time. I’m thinking, ‘okay’ and I caught a ride up to Langston, Oklahoma because I had wrecked my car. I got up and confronted him in his face and I told him if I don’t start today, I’m not playing. John Daly, with his son, John Jr., and then-wife Sherri, celebrates after winning the 2004 Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines. I met Wyetta Boswell in Seattle. Thomas also reportedly confessed that he’d spent approximately $20K on lottery tickets prior to winning his two big ones. Some had drugs on them. “Walking off courses and doing the stupid stuff that I did, I think I lost a lot of respect from the players,’’ Daly said. Did you play tailback again at Douglas? placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', From a DMN story by Dan Barreiro on Sept. 8 . I FINALLY get Hollywood Henderson on the phone He sounds sleepy. Send him a tweet at @hollywoodhend. We had the awesome opportunity to talk with former NFL Superbowl Champion Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson. Soon after winning those $28M's, he won a $20K lottery. “I look at the PGA and it was like winning the lottery,’’ Daly said. Thomas Henderson: Bunny hate, you know. I was in a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere and the phone rang. Thanks Jo Anne. “Hollywood” Henderson won the lottery…TWICE. I think I broke my neck out there the first time. Thomas Henderson: No, they put me in a prehistoric body cast. thomas "hollywood" henderson lb 1975-1979 Thomas Henderson earned the nickname "Hollywood" because of his flamboyant personality and lifestyle. Paul Heckmann: I remember you telling me that you were also a judge there for the bunny search. Daly met Henderson for the first time in 1992, during his first stint in alcohol rehab. He didn’t understand me. It was so bad that when I went to my first rehab in ’81, I had surgery. Did you ever go to San Francisco to play? Then he smeared it all in his face, under his chin and near his ears. Paul – (I added links at the bottom of the Interview for purchasing ‘Out of Control’). So I’m 13 and I’m meeting Mexicans and white people, and I am socializing, and having lunch, and being taught with different races whereas I had had some exposure already, but it was very interesting to go from an all-black elementary school. Paul Heckmann: Okay. Tony Dorsett, Too Tall Jones, Hollywood Henderson and several others. Putnam's, 1987) Jennifer Lee, actor and wife of Pryor What an inspiration! “Out of Control” by Thomas Henderson and Peter Knobler, “Out of Control – Confessions of an NFL Casulty” by Thomas Henderson available at Amazon and otherhttps://www.amazon.com/Out-Control-Confessions-NFL-Casualty/dp/0671663267, Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/out-of-control-thomas-henderson/1121660149, Thomas Henderson is available for speaking engagements. Up on the screen was Richard Pryor with an erection. He revels in what he’s accomplished but refuses to lament what he left on the table because of his numerous missteps. Years ago, Pointer Sister singer, Anita Pointer, and her then boyfriend/NFL player, Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson, decided to stop by their friend, Pryor’s house and boy did they get the shock of their lives! Paul Heckmann: So, how did you become a judge for the bunny search? We make plans to meet at Biff's on Greenville Avenue. I was always on financial aid. “I said, ‘Go home,’ ’’ Henderson went on, his voice cracking with emotion at the memory. The only way that I could kind of keep it around was to put it in a Vicks Inhaler, and I started doing that late ’78. I got to Langston University on a Tuesday. Found inside... Thomas and be more fair and understanding of a person such as Thomas (Hollywood) Henderson and the somewhat different behavior patterns of Tony Dorsett. The next time you and I talked, around ’90. He didn’t notice that I was high. I was born in Austin in 1953. I couldn’t wait to find out how to get a letter to that school. I know that I ended up smoking crack with a couple of girls and I don’t remember meeting them. I remember thinking at that time going, man I am so glad he is so straight at this particular point in his life because otherwise, he wouldn’t have made it. God bless you and Thomas, as I’m sure He has had His hand on you all along. We had the No. “He said, ‘I’m on a mountaintop.’ I said, ‘What do you mean?’ He said, ‘There will be no more John Daly tomorrow.’, “I started to cry, and I said, ‘You can’t do this. Thomas Henderson: Tom Landry didn’t want to waste a No. In 1966, this is like really when I didn’t know what integration meant but I was part of some of the original integration in Austin school districts. My mother was making minimum wage, $1.25 maybe at the time. “Very little,’’ Daly said. When I wrote my book Out of Control, I didn’t snitch on anybody. He was a scout and he worked in the front office of the Rams. I had been in the hospital where people who came to see me, I thought they were going to the moon because I was so messed up with that infectious hepatitis. Paul Heckmann: And then Oklahoma City. He said ‘Oh man, I saw you before. Playing football for the Dallas Cowboys was a very intimate affair. 1 defense two years running. I don’t know if you remember Tank Younger? I looked like a bowl of baby spinach with my afro sticking out from my neck, and my arms sticking out. I had had these health issues that year from hepatitis B, to hiatal hernia, to the flu. “With a lot of them, I think I’ve gotten the respect back because a lot of them appreciate the hard work I’ve done to try and get better and do better. Thomas Henderson: Well, you know, I did that in my rookie year in 1975 against the Cardinals. We all have challenges in life and it helps to hear others. We had a twin bed with two little boys, and I was many years older than one and 12 years older than the another. Even Mike Hegman was drafted that year, but he stayed one more year at Tennessee State. Everybody important. I was down in San Diego working as Chief Purser/Hotel Manager on a cruise ship that was in drydock just under the Coronado Bridge. MY, HOW YOU DO RUN ON AND ON. I was smoking crack, and I was a mess. I go in and he goes ‘Okay Thomas, if you miss any more practices, you’re not gonna start.’, So, then I got the flu like fourth or fifth game of ’79. Henderson was right, of course. I’ve always been a bit smarter scholastically than people would think. I didn’t cut up my cocaine very good for it to go down smoothly. That grass is different from an Astroturf. Paul Heckmann: Okay. I looked like a brother in a bowl. Paul Heckmann: Oh yes. Found inside – Page 26... had to say about the drawbacks of being a Black politician's wife in ... *What colorful athlete Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson told the Washington Post ... I can go to that school. I thought to myself, ‘Yeah, I think I’m gonna make it.’. Actually, the first game played in that stadium in Seattle was the Cowboys versus the Seahawks. Found insideThomas “Hollywood” Henderson was cast from a different mold. He certainly had his own drummer's beat, and he was laced with talent. Plus, Tom Landry didn't ... 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