Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, this multi-sport athlete excelled at track, basketball, baseball and football at Hialeah High School in Florida.
A three time All America choice at defensive end for the University of Miami Hurricanes, Ted Hendricks is considered the prototype linebacker of the NFL.
Selected in the second round of the 1969 draft by head coach Don Shula and the Baltimore Colts, he was starting at right linebacker by mid season.
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In 1971 he played a key role in Super Bowl V for the victorious Colts.
One All-Pro year in Green Bay and his career changed. In 1975, Al Davis brought Hendricks to the Raiders. "Ted was a great natural athlete, an intense competitor.
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Once a game started, he went like gangbusters. Great players make great plays and I can't think of any defensive player who made more big plays for us than Ted Hendricks," says coach John Madden. Many of t