Rip Hank Aaron

[iacas 10,100]

Hank Aaron, Hall of Famer and one-time home-run king, dies at age 86 - CBSSports.com

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Hammerin' Hank clubbed 755 home runs in his illustrious career

 

[Vinsk 1,912]

My 14 year old has a signed baseball from the legend. RIP Hank.

[David in FL 2,563]

I saw him hit his last home run in Milwaukee in 1976.  I had just graduated high school.

A great talent.  RIP.

[saevel25 1,878]

 

Nobody — And We Mean Nobody — Was Consistently Great Like Hank Aaron | FiveThirtyEight

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He reached international renown in 1974 by breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time home run mark, which had stood unchallenged for four decades, but that was just the crowning achievement of a career that spanned 23 years...

 

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Unrelenting consistency. Aaron hit 20 or more home runs in a season 20 times (!!), the most of any player in MLB history. He also hit at least 24 home runs every single season from 1955 (age 21) to 1973 (age 39) — a streak of 19 consecutive years. No other player in history has done that for more than 15 straight years.

 

[colin007 1,027]

If anyone deserves a biopic, it's this legend