| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Mac Éinrí | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
30 January 1943 Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Retired company director | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Johnstown Fenians | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 5 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1964–1978 | Kilkenny | 40 (0–6) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:24, 10 July 2014. | |||
Pat Henderson (born 30 January 1943) is an Irish retired hurling manager and former player.[1]
Born in Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Henderson first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Thurles CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 team. He made his senior debut during the 1964 championship. Henderson went on to play a key role over the next fifteen years, and one five All-Ireland medals, eight Leinster medals and two National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on five occasions.[2]
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Henderson won six Railway Cup medals. At club level he is a one-time Leinster medallist with Fenians, in addition to this he also won five championship medals.
Throughout his inter-county career, Henderson made 40 championship appearances for Kilkenny. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1978 championship.
His brothers, Ger and John, also had All-Ireland successes with Kilkenny.
In retirement from playing Henderson became involved in team management and coaching. During a near decade long tenure as Kilkenny manager he guided the team to three All-Ireland titles.
As well as collecting back-to-back All-Stars, Henderson was named Hurler of the Year in 1974. Henderson has been voted onto several teams made up of the sport's greats, including at centre-back on the "Kilkenny team of the century".