R.I.P. The Great Hank Aaron.

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brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
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What a legacy.  Amazing.  R.I.P. Hank Aaron

"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni

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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    R.I.P.

    https://youtu.be/QjqYThEVoSQ
  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,324
    The man was a legend. Not just breaking the home run record, but putting up with all of the racial hate mail and death threats that got thrown his way as he was doing it. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    JeBurkhardt said:
    The man was a legend. Not just breaking the home run record, but putting up with all of the racial hate mail and death threats that got thrown his way as he was doing it. 

    For sure!  The way he kept his poise through it all was incredible.  A class act all the way.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,224
    Hammering Hank Aaron, a true civil rights and sports legend. 
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,854
    JeBurkhardt said:
    The man was a legend. Not just breaking the home run record, but putting up with all of the racial hate mail and death threats that got thrown his way as he was doing it. 
    I got a chance to see him speak at my college back in the late 90s.  Most of the content dealt with overcoming the deluge of hate.  He was very inspirational, especially coming from a 20 year old at the time with very little relevant world-view.  
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    One of the greatest. Here’s some pics I took at the HOF museum a few years back...


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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    The Hammer -- what a wake to leave behind.  A great man!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,224
    F Me In The Brain said:
    The Hammer -- what a wake to leave behind.  A great man!
    Don’t hurt ‘em!
    09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;

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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Thank God he didn't quit after those 42 errors from his first year on the sandlot. Broke his little heart.
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,913
    Still the true Home Run king.  RIP
  • crookedcross
    crookedcross Right Near Da Beach, Boiii Posts: 1,545
    Hobbes said:
    R.I.P.

    https://youtu.be/QjqYThEVoSQ
    "A black man getting a standing ovation in the deep South." That statement. What a time.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,236
    My Dad use to tell me he was a underrated player because he was way more then a HR hitter. Great all-around player.

    RIP to Hamerin' Hank Aaron

  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,277
    pjhawks said:
    Still the true Home Run king.  RIP

    uh, no (I was waiting for this).

    a hell of a player...one of the greatest of all time. not sure he makes my top 5, but top 10 for sure.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    This news broke my heart today, I remember the day he broke the record (I know I'm showing my age, lol).  RIP
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