Ed Henderson has his fingerprints all over Colorado’s baseball history.
When Denver was awarded a major league franchise in 1991, Henderson was there, pulling the curtain off the banner at the moment of the announcement. When a lanky pitcher named Roy Halladay showed promise as an Arvada West junior in 1994, Henderson was there, radar gun and pen in hand. WhenThat’s because Henderson’s always been there — in the bleachers and at diamonds in and around Denver — over a 30-year scouting career.
A 1969 graduate of Cathedral High School in Denver, Henderson was a star outfielder who drew the attention of pro and college scouts. A groin tear his senior year ultimately derailed his playing career. He had eight surgeries over four years, and by the time he was done playing at Catholic University in D.C., he was no longer a prospect. But his passion for baseball hadn’t cooled.
“Ed was very generous with his time from the very beginning,” said Roger Kinney, the former director of the Colorado Baseball Commission. “As things moved along in the process, he took on more and more responsibility. He never wanted the credit or was there for his own publicity. But he was involved in some key planning behind the scenes.”
Three months later, National League President Bill White announced Denver had been awarded a Major League Baseball team, and Henderson helped unveil the banner that night. The Rockies coming to town, and their expansion draft in 1992, marked his career shift from promoter to scout.
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