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Rugby player
| Birth name | John Hamilton Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1930-02-09)9 February 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 November 2006(2006-11-21) (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Michaelhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Witwatersrand University Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Hamilton "Chick" Henderson (9 February 1930 – 21 November 2006) was a South African rugby union player and commentator.
Biography
Henderson was born in Johannesburg on 9 February 1930. He was educated at Michaelhouse, the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Oxford. He played rugby for the Transvaal and Scotland and later became nationally known as a radio and subsequently television commentator. He was a founder member of The Quagga Rugby Club and Life President of the South African Barbarians.
He was also chairman of his engineering company.
Chick Henderson died in Johannesburg after a long illness caused by a heart condition. He was 76 years old.
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