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2010 Football Roster

61 Willie Henderson

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 266
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Major Sports Management
  • Hometown Lafayette, IN
  • Highschool Lafayette Jefferson

Biography

2010 (Junior): Opened year as a preseason All-OVC selection... battled injuries throughout the season that limited him to playing only seven games at center... finished academic work in spring of 2010 and opted not to play final season of football... 2009 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games earned ten starts at right guard… earned second team All-OVC honors… graded out at 89 percent for the season to lead EIU… had 33 decleater blocks which ranked fourth on the team… only offensive lineman to record a knockout block for the season... 2008 (RS-Freshman): Played in six games last season with three straight starts against UT Martin, Southeast Missouri and Eastern Kentucky... graded out third highest on the team at 87 percent from the season... credited with 15 decleater blocks... 2007 (Freshman): Redshirted.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played both offensive and defensive line in high school for coach Fred Kutruff… helped offense average 458.3 yards per game while scoring 18 offensive touchdowns… averaged six tackles per game on defense… team finished with a 10-2 record winning Hoosier Crossroads Conference... team advanced to Class 5A Sectional 4 championship game... first-team All-Area and All-Conference sophomore, junior and senior years... played sophomore year at LaPorte HS in LaPorte, Ind... honorable mention Herald Times and Associated Press All-State as a senior... Top 50 All-State... team captain. 

PERSONAL:
Majoring in sports management... son of Donna and Willie Henderson, Sr.... No. 1 sports highlight was coming back to win senior homecoming game after trailing by 21-points with eight minutes left in the game... half brother Keith Gailes played basketball at Loyola University in Chicago and ranks second on the Ramblers career scoring list.

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Historical Player Information

  • 61

    2007Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 270 lbs
    61
  • 61

    2008Redshirt Freshman

    Center
    6'2" 270 lbs
    61
  • 61

    2009Sophomore

    Center
    6'2" 273 lbs
    61
  • 61

    2010Redshirt Junior

    Center
    6'2" 266 lbs
    61
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