Honoring Black Ancestors : R.I.P. HAMMERING HANK AARON

Kemetstry

Well-Known Member
PREMIUM MEMBER
Feb 19, 2001
31,344
8,505
Detroit
Occupation
Chemist

Hall of Famer, former home run king Hank Aaron dies at 86
CASSANDRA NEGLEY
January 22, 2021, 10:46 AM

Hank Aaron in 2019.

Hank Aaron died at the age of 86. (Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP)
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. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982.
He passed Babe Ruth on the all-time home run leaderboard and finished his career with 755. It stood for decades until Barry Bonds passed him and set the mark at 762.
AdChoices
The slugger is still the game’s all-time leader in RBI (2,297) and total bases (6,856). He ranks third in career hits (3,771). The outfielder won three Gold Gloves as well as the National League batting titles in 1956 and 1959, the 1957 NL MVP award and the 1970 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award for character.
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. He remained a role model up until his death. He joined civil rights leaders earlier in getting the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this moth to show Black Americans getting vaccinated is safe.





.
 

Donate

Support destee.com, the oldest, most respectful, online black community in the world - PayPal or CashApp

Latest profile posts

HODEE wrote on Etophil's profile.
Welcome to Destee
@Etophil
Destee wrote on SleezyBigSlim's profile.
Hi @SleezyBigSlim ... Welcome Welcome Welcome ... :flowers: ... please make yourself at home ... :swings:
Back
Top