[1] He himself is known to give nicknames to various athletes, such as "Captain Lionheart" for Alvin Patrimonio and "Tower of Power" for Benjie Paras.

[2] Henson graduated from the De La Salle University in 1973 and began his career in sports journalism shortly thereafter.

Beginning in 1982, Henson was featured as one of the color commentators in the television broadcast of the games of the Philippine Basketball Association by Vintage Sports.

Henson is noted as an expert on the National Basketball Association, a frequent subject of his newspaper column.

[1] His wife Menchu was a commercial spokesperson featured in Philippine advertisements for Nestlé's Maggi product line.