OT: RIP Hank Aaron

[PomonaHusky]

My favorite athlete of all time. Oh Henry, you will be remembered. RIP Hank.

 

[formerlurker]

Lightning wrists. Always remember the All Star games when he and other legends (Banks, Clemente, Mays) used to beat the AL all the time so much so that as a Yankees fan I actually disliked the Red Sox less than the NL. After growing up I realized how great those players in the NL were.

RIP Hank.

Here is a post from Yahoo:

Hank Aaron celebrated as hero and icon in outpouring of remembrances on social media

MLB players and other celebrities react to Hank Aaron's death at age 86

sports.yahoo.com

I used to love watching these reruns as a kid. The awkward interviews with the athletes as they watched their competitor take their hacks are classic. Lots more on youtube if you search.

 

[TheChamps990411]

I heard on WFAN just now that Hank signed with the then Boston Braves because they offered him $50 more a month than the NY Giants. Imagine how many more rings the Giants would have won with Hank and Willie Mays on the same team. All over $50.

That wouldve been like having Mantle/Maris for 20 years.

 

[storrsroars]

I used to love watching these reruns as a kid. The awkward interviews with the athletes as they watched their competitor take their hacks are classic. Lots more on youtube if you search.

That's not a bad payday when you consider Hank made $35K during his MVP 1957 season.

I recently watched a Netflix doc on Clarence Avant, the "Black Godfather". There was a bit in there about how he helped Hank cash in on the soon-to-be-broken HR record. As I can't link to the film, here's an article on how that went down.

RIP Hank. Dignity and class always.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

One of the greatest to ever play the game and still the HR leader in my book.

Hank Aaron, MLB legend, dead at 86

Hank Aaron, who endured racist death threats while chasing down and breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record, and still considered by many to be baseball’s legitimate long ball king, died Frid…

nypost.com

My baseball hero growing up in the 60's. RIP Hammerin Hank.
Edit; Cleaning out closets just last week, I came across a scrap book of Hank Aaron and the Braves 1968 year of his 500th home run. Line drives not balloon shots. 6ft about 175-180lbs.

 

[Kitaman]

"The pitcher has got a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage is in my favor."
-Hank Aaron

For the youth here:

 

[WhereistheDove?]

"The pitcher has got a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage is in my favor."
-Hank Aaron

For the youth here:

-30 or more HRs in 15 seasons
-40 or more in 8
-If you take away all of his HRs, he still had more than 3k hits.

Just some unbelievable stats there that give you a sense of how long he was a great hitter.

 

[formerlurker]

-30 or more HRs in 15 seasons
-40 or more in 8
-If you take away all of his HRs, he still had more than 3k hits.

Just some unbelievable stats there that give you a sense of how long he was a great hitter.

That's insane! Reminds me of how Gretzky would still be the NHL all time leading scorer even if you took away all of his goals. He had that many assists.

 

[Guapo]

#2* in HRs
#3 in hits
#1 RBIs
#1 total bases
#1 extra base hits

Multiple GGs,
NL MVP
WS MVP

 

[jayteeman]

Oh Henry and Baby Ruth.....enough said

 

[jibsey]

Remember listening in the 60’s on my father’s car am radio at night to Koufax facing down Aaron. Talk about a matchup, they ain’t making them like they used to.