Unfortunately last week the game of baseball lost one of its greatest players and role models in Henry Louis Aaron at the age of 86, otherwise known as Hank Aaron.
Aaron was born on Feb. 5, 1934, in Mobile, Ala. which at the time was faced by racism and segregation.
The first-ballot Hall of Famer held some of the most impressive records and accolades in the game, some of which included being a 25-time All-Star, being crowned the 1957 National League Most Valuable Player, a three-time gold glove winner, and winning a world series in 1957. To me, Aaron’s most impressive record was holding the all-time record for most home runs for 33 years.
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Henry Aaron (pictured at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ceremony), one of the greatest baseball players of all time passed away on Friday morning at the age of 86.
Aaron was Major League Baseball s home run king with 755 career homers from his retirement in 1976 until Barry Bonds broke the official MLB record in 2007. Aaron remains the game s all-time leader in runs batted in and total bases. And is third all-time in games played behind Carl Yastrzemski and Pete Rose.
Hammerin Hank, as he was called, played most of his career with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves before finishing up with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1976. He broke Babe Ruth s home run record famously in 1974 with a homer off of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing.