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| Hollywood Henderson |
I did a post the other day citing Duane Thomas for his “Why do they play another game next year” quote. In trying to verify that it was Thomas who had originated that quote, I mistakenly thought that it came from Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson.
Like Duane, Hollywood also played for the Cowboys and was, how you say, a “colorful” character. (Re: famous NFL-related quotations, Hollywood is the one who noted that Terry Bradshaw was so dumb that “He couldn’t spell ‘Cat’ if you spotted him the ‘c’ and the ‘a’.” Bradshaw’s response had something to do with “it’s football, not rocket science.”)
In looking for information on Hollywood (click here) I found that he is still very quotable:
Henderson made the news again in 2000 by winning the Lotto Texas $28 million jackpot. He started a charity (East Side Youth Services and Street Outreach) and has made major donations to the East Austin community where he grew up. He currently gives motivational speeches and sells videos of his anti-drug seminars (HHH 56 Investments Ltd.). When asked by the Dallas Morning News what he does every day having won the lottery, Henderson responded, “Not a damn thing, and I don’t start that until after lunch.”