Baseball Icon Hank Aaron Dies At Age 86
The sports world has lost another star. According to WSBTV, Hank Aaron — one of the greatest baseball players of all time — has sadly passed away. Aaron’s daughter confirmed that the Hall of Famer died this Friday morning.
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The sports star who was best known as Hammerin’ Hank, famously broke Babe Ruth’s home run record of 714 in 1973. In a 23-year career, mostly with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Aaron hit .305, with 755 homers, a record that stood until Barry Bonds surpassed it in April 2007 en route to a career total 762, the New York Daily News notes.
He eventually retired from playing in 1976 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 1982. In addition to that, Aaron’s also in the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame and the team retired his #44 uniform. He was 86-years-old.
Earlier this month, Hank and his wife Billye went to the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta to get their COVID vaccine shots in the hopes of inspiring other Black Americans to follow his lead, TMZ reports.
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