Ezra Hendrickson

Ezra Hendrickson first came to the attention of the Howard County sports community as a major contributor to Western High School’s boys basketball sectional championship team in 1990, but it was at a different venue where he would make his name.

Hendrickson’s first love was soccer. After a college career with Drake University’s men’s soccer team, Hendrickson went on to become a mainstay in Major League Soccer, the top rung of professional soccer in the U.S.

In a lengthy MLS career that began in 1997, the attacking wing defender won the MLS Cup twice, first with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2002, then with D.C. United in 2004. In addition to winning league championships, Hendrickson was part of the L.A. squad which won the 2001 U.S. Open Cup and 2001 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup.

Internationally, Hendrickson represented his native St. Vincent and the Grenadines more than 100 times, serving as captain for a decade.