[bobcolenso]

Hall of Famer and longtime home run king Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron died Friday morning, his daughter confirmed to WSB-TV in Atlanta. The Atlanta Braves legend was 86.

Aaron, a 25-time All-Star, played in MLB from 1954-76 almost entirely with the Braves organization first in Milwaukee and then in Atlanta. In 1957 he led the organization to their first World Series pennant since 1914. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982.

He passed Babe Ruth on the all-time home run leaderboard in 1974 with his 715th shot. He finished his career with 755. It stood for decades until Barry Bonds passed him and set the mark at 762.

Aaron, who was born in Mobile, Alabama, in 1934, overcame racism in the deep south and received death threats while pursuing Babe Ruth’s record.
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https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mlb-ha...run-king-hank-aaron-dies-at-86-154633738.html


I remember when Hank Aaron was closing in on Babe Ruth's record. There actually were "people" who were ticked that a Black man was going to beat Babe's home run record.
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[triplelunger]

Hall of Famer and longtime home run king Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron died Friday morning, his daughter confirmed to WSB-TV in Atlanta. The Atlanta Braves legend was 86.

Aaron, a 25-time All-Star, played in MLB from 1954-76 almost entirely with the Braves organization first in Milwaukee and then in Atlanta. In 1957 he led the organization to their first World Series pennant since 1914. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982.

He passed Babe Ruth on the all-time home run leaderboard in 1974 with his 715th shot. He finished his career with 755. It stood for decades until Barry Bonds passed him and set the mark at 762.

Aaron, who was born in Mobile, Alabama, in 1934, overcame racism in the deep south and received death threats while pursuing Babe Ruth’s record.
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https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mlb-ha...run-king-hank-aaron-dies-at-86-154633738.html


I remember when Hank Aaron was closing in on Babe Ruth's record. There actually were "people" who were ticked that a Black man was going to beat Babe's home run record.
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Worst news of the year.

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[dirk18]

My all-time favorite player. I must have about twenty of his baseball cards, including his rookie.

 

[Lund Explorer]

 

[sureshot006]

RIP. One of my favorite athletes.

 

[Bucman]

I watched that with my grandpa! Monday night baseball!
RIP HANK

 

[springIstrutfallIrut]

One of my favorites even though he played before I was born . Always had a ton of respect for him - was a baseball nut as a kid and read up on him in books.
To make it to 25 all star games, the long career and lengthy home run king reign make him a legend forever.

 

[MEL]

Hammerin Hank. RIP sir. Thank you for the memories.

 

[U of M Fan]

R.I.P. Hammerin’ Hank!!!

 

[toto]

Man that's too bad. Remember him when I was a kid, of course being in the NL I didn't see him as much as others, but what a ball player.

 

[Oldgrandman]

As a Michigander I don't recall ever having the pleasure of being able to watch him smoke a ball into the stands, in real time.. His impressive stats will live forever....RIP!!!

 

[yooperkenny]

Just a marvelous player. Most focus on his home runs, but only Ty Cobb and Pete Rose have more hits than Hank, and he's MLB's all time RBI leader!

RIP Hammerin' Hank

 

[Shupac]

I remember watching #715. Was not an avid baseball fan then (I was 8?) , but knew it was something I had to see.

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[Ranger Ray]

R.I.P.

 

[OH-YEAH!!!]

My all-time favorite player. I must have about twenty of his baseball cards, including his rookie.

This is a really thorough review of his brilliant career:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/sports/baseball/hank-aaron-dead.amp.html

 

[bobcolenso]

As a Michigander I don't recall ever having the pleasure of being able to watch him smoke a ball into the stands, in real time.. His impressive stats will live forever....RIP!!!

I've lived near Detroit my whole life, so I really didn't get to see him play.

He had to put up with a lot of racist BS. I remember seeing him on TV, sharing some of the mail he would get;


RIP Hammerin' Hank
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[ESOX]

As a Michigander I don't recall ever having the pleasure of being able to watch him smoke a ball into the stands, in real time.. His impressive stats will live forever....RIP!!!

Sure you could see him. Remember the
Oh Henry candy bar ads on TV?
Being a Detroiter myself Willie Horton was my hero. RIP Hank.

 

[sureshot006]

Don't wreck the thread

 

[vsmorgantown]

RIP Hank.
I’m sure this is just coincidence but, he received the Covid vaccine a couple weeks prior to his death. Not saying that had anything to do with it, I mean, after all he was 86. He was a great ball player. May God grant him eternal life.

https://noqreport.com/2021/01/22/ml...ies-two-weeks-after-getting-covid-19-vaccine/

 

[Gillgitter]

I also heard he had pancakes the day before. Maybe you should never have pancakes again.