Bill Henry

William Rodman Henry (October 15, 1927 – April 11, 2014) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, he appeared in Major League Baseball between 1952 and 1969 for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Houston Astros. He was nicknamed "Gabby" by teammates for his quiet nature.

After playing college baseball for the Houston Cougars, he began his career for the Red Sox in 1952, and was primarily a starter for the team. Henry was the first from the University of Houston's baseball history to make it to the Major League. After a two-year absence from the Major Leagues, he returned to MLB as a relief pitcher for the Cubs in 1958. He would only make 2 starts the rest of his career.

As a reliever, Henry amassed 90 saves. He appeared in the 1960 All-Star Game, and pitched in the 1961 World Series while on the Cincinnati Reds.

Henry was released by the Houston Astros on June 28, 1969, ending his Major League career.

Bill Henry (Los Angeles Times)

William Mellors "Bill" Henry (1890–1970) was an American writer and reporter who lived and worked primarily in Los Angeles, California. He was primarily known for his daily Los Angeles Times column, "By the Way", which appeared from 1939 to 1971. Henry also served as technical director for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, and authored An Approved History of the Olympic Games (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1948).

Henry's parents, Margaret Wendell Henry and Dr. John Quincy Adams ("J.Q.A.") Henry, moved their family to Los Angeles in 1907, where Dr. Henry worked as a temperance advocate and pastor of the First Baptist Church of Los Angeles. Henry graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1909, and accompanied his father on a missionary trip to Australia and New Zealand the following year. He attended the University of Sydney, and eventually enrolled at Occidental College in 1912. He began reporting on sports for the Los Angeles Times the same year, while playing football and track, and performing in the glee club at Occidental until his graduation in 1914.

Bill Henry (film)

Bill Henry is a 1919 American comedy silent film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Julien Josephson and Lois Zellner. The film stars Charles Ray, Edith Roberts, William A. Carroll, Bert Woodruff, Jennie Lee and Walter Perkins. The film was released on August 17, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.

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Bill Henry (basketball)

William Gambrell "Bill" Henry (December 27, 1924 – January 1, 1985) was an American professional basketball player. Henry played for one season with the Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–49) in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) before splitting the following season with the Pistons and Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He recorded career totals of 613 points and 103 assists. Although he played professionally, Henry is better known for his college basketball career at Rice University.

At Rice, Henry played three varsity seasons (1942–43 to 1944–45). A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), 215 lb center, Henry was twice selected as a consensus NCAA All-American, once in 1944 and again in 1945. As a senior in 1944–45, he led the Owls to an undefeated Southwest Conference season and only lost one game all season. He scored 280 points in 12 conference games that year, good for a 23.3 points per game average. He was also one of the biggest players in the league and led Rice to Southwest Conference first-place finishes all three years he played for them. In his sophomore season of 1942–43, Rice qualified for the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), which at the time was as popular and respected as the modern day NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Rice would lose to the eventual tournament champion St. John's, 51–49, in the first round.

Bill Henry (footballer)

William Herbert "Bill" Henry (25 November 1904 – 19 August 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Hawthorn and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A forward, Bill Henry joined Collingwood in 1925 but struggled to make the team, making only two appearances. He transferred to Hawthorn for two seasons, making a further eight appearances, before transferring to Essendon for the 1928 VFL season.

Bill Henry died in Oakleigh, Victoria at the age of 69.

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Bill Henry (disambiguation)

Bill Henry (1927-2014) was a baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants among others.

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