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==Early life== Hendricks was born on November 1, 1947, in [[Guatemala City]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Florida Sports Hall of Fame {{!}} Ted Hendricks |url=https://flasportshof.org/fshofmember/ted-hendricks/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> to a Guatemalan-born mother of Italian descent and an American father.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=NFL U 1950-1969 β Hurricane Warriors |url=http://hurricanewarriors.com/nfl-u-1950-1969/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |language=en}}</ref> His parents met in [[Guatemala]] while working for [[Pan American Airlines]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Cooper|last=Rollow|title=HENDRICKS SKINNY, BRASH AND A HALL-OF-FAME TALENT|date=August 4, 1990|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-08-04-9003050820-story.html|access-date=July 28, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Ted Hendricks (1987) - Hall of Fame |url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1888 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=National Football Foundation |language=en}}</ref> Shortly after his birth, the family moved to [[Hialeah, Florida]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Hispanic Heritage Month: Honoring Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks |url=https://www.cfbhall.com/news-and-happenings/blog/hispanic-heritage-month-honoring-hall-of-famer-ted-hendricks/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=www.cfbhall.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Hendricks was raised in [[Miami Springs, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Randall |date=2021-09-29 |title=Celebrating the NFL's Greatest Hispanic Players and Coaches |url=https://boardroom.tv/nfl-hispanic-heritage-month/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Boardroom |language=en-US}}</ref> He was an honor student at [[Hialeah Senior High School|Hialeah High School]], where he competed in basketball, baseball, track and field and football.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" /> Hendricks was raised bilingual and speaks fluent [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL 100 |url=https://www.nfl.com/100/originals/100-greatest/characters-48 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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