Background
Henderson was born in 1907 in Elphinstone, near Tranent and attended Edinburgh Academy.
restaurateur rugby union player
Henderson was born in 1907 in Elphinstone, near Tranent and attended Edinburgh Academy.
Edinburgh Academy.
He played club rugby mainly for Edinburgh Academy but also for Dunbar and Haddington before becoming a professional. His career in rugby came to an abrupt end after he received a serious ligament injury while on a tour with the Barbarians. The following year, they opened a vegetarian restaurant, Henderson"s in Hanover Street in the centre of Edinburgh, "which has long since established itself as an institution in the city."
On the occasion of his 100th birthday in 2007, Scottish Rugby held a lunch in honour of Henderson at Murrayfield Stadium.
He was the first of Scotland"s international players to become a centenarian.
He died on 5 March 2009 at the age of 101 as the longest-lived Test player in rugby union history.