▁Sch olar ship ▁Program . ▁He ▁is ▁man aging ▁partner ▁of ▁Hend r icks ▁Sports ▁Management , ▁L . P ., ▁and ▁man aging ▁member ▁of ▁Hend r icks ▁Inter ests ▁L LC , ▁both ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁in ▁pre ▁law / fin ance , ▁with ▁hon ors , ▁University ▁of ▁Houston , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁ ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Jur is pr ud ence , ▁with ▁hon ors , ▁University ▁of ▁Houston ▁Law ▁Center , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁ ▁Chan cell or , ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ons , ▁University ▁of ▁Houston ▁Law ▁Center , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Articles ▁Editor , ▁Houston ▁Law ▁Review , ▁ 1 9 6 9 - 7 0 . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁pract iced ▁law ▁with ▁the ▁Houston ▁firm ▁of ▁Baker ▁Bot ts ▁out ▁of ▁law ▁school . ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁represented ▁his ▁first ▁professional ▁ath lete . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁he ▁joined ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁Alan , ▁to ▁form ▁Hend r icks ▁Sports ▁Management . ▁Hend r icks ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁movement ▁for ▁free ▁ag ency , ▁a ▁change ▁for ▁professional ▁athlet es ▁from ▁the ▁reserve ▁system . ▁Hend r icks ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁this ▁area ▁until ▁the ▁players ▁earned ▁their ▁free ▁ag ency ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁He ▁continu ously ▁represented ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁professional ▁athlet es ▁for ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁years . ▁