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Former New Ulm Mayor Carl âRedâ Wyczawski, left, gives Hank Aaron Keys to The City of New Ulm at the 1978 New Ulm American Legion Baseball Banquet.
NEW ULM Former New Ulm Mayor and Milwaukee Braves front office staffer Carl “Red” Wyczawski fondly recalled his experiences with the late Hall of Fame slugger Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron.
Aaron, 86, aka “Hammer,” “Hammerin’ Hank and the “Home Run King” who hit 755 home runs in the major leagues, died peacefully in his sleep Friday, according to an Atlanta Braves release.
Long-time New Ulm residents may best remember Aaron from 1978 when he spoke at the Post 132 American Legion Baseball Banquet after the team returned from its American Legion World Series appearance in Yakima, Wash.
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Former New Ulm Mayor Carl âRedâ Wyczawski, left, gives his old friend Hank Aaron Keys to The City of New Ulm at the 1978 New Ulm American Legion Baseball Banquet. The event was held after the team advanced to the American Legion World Series in Yakima, Wash.
NEW ULM Former New Ulm Mayor and Milwaukee Braves front office staffer Carl “Red” Wyczawski fondly recalled his experiences with the late Hall of Fame slugger Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron.
Aaron, 86, aka “Hammer,” “Hammerin’ Hank and the “Home Run King” who hit 755 home runs in the major leagues, died peacefully in his sleep Friday, according to an Atlanta Braves release.
Fans in Kansas City still love, appreciate former Royal
By Adam McCalvy
KANSAS CITY Bo knows what he means to this Midwestern city, all these years later.
He didn t even have to play in the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game to be the event s star attraction. Jackson managed an American League squad that featured Hall of Famers George Brett, Rickey Henderson and Rollie Fingers, actors Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) and Chord Overstreet (Glee), University of Kansas men s basketball coach Bill Self, American Idol David Cook and Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassell.
The others drew cheers and autograph requests when they passed through a crowd to take batting practice on Kauffman Stadium s left-field concourse.