r00tabaga Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) Hall of Famer and one-time home run king Atlanta Braves legend Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron passed away this morning at the age of 86. He leaves behind an indelible legacy on and off the baseball diamond. Edited January 22, 2021 by r00tabaga 4 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Geez. The Baseball HOF has taken a hit in the last 12 months. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaru523 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 In my opinion he's still the HR King. RIP Hank. 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 A legend - saying anything else would be a huge understatement. RIP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBoots8 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 One of the GOATS in his sport. Godspeed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Wow. I remember watching him break Babe Ruth's career home-run record. I had my portable cassette recorder (pre-VCR era) sitting by the TV. Every time Hank got up to bat that night, I pressed the Record button. I had the play-by-play and the ensuing ceremony on tape. I have no idea what happened to that cassette. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 You could have a 50 home run season, for fifteen consecutive seasons, and still be 5 HRs short of Hank's 755! Think about that! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 And not a mention of it on ESPNs front page. Its cool though, officials admitting an ejection was wrong in a basketball game is probably more deserving of the top headline. RIP to a true legend and incredible human being. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigdaddyinOrlando Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 What a legend in sports and humanity! RIP Hammer!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 14 minutes ago, r00tabaga said: Hall of Famer and one-time home run king Atlanta Braves legend Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron passed away this morning at the age of 86. He leaves behind an indelible legacy on and off the baseball diamond. Fixed it for you. I personally place a big, messy asterisk next to Barry Bonds name. For all the accolades, I always felt Aaron was never held in the same vaulted status of so many of the greats. Perhaps playing in Atlanta, in that era and he was just quietly great for so long that he never got this due. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 My childhood hero. Guess Sutton, Seaver, Gibson, and Ford were having too easy of a time, had to have someone who could hit them. Little known fact, he and his little brother Tommy have the record for most home runs by brothers (755/13). Got Tommy's autograph at a Red Wings game in the 60's. RIP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan2313 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Lasorda, Niekro, Sutton and now Aaron. 2021 off to a bad start. 8 minutes ago, Max Fischer said: Fixed it for you. I personally place a big, messy asterisk next to Barry Bonds name. For all the accolades, I always felt Aaron was never held in the same vaulted status of so many of the greats. Perhaps playing in Atlanta, in that era and he was just quietly great for so long that he never got this due. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I never saw him play, but I remember seeing the highlight of him breaking Ruth's record. A sad day, indeed. RIP, Sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ga boy Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 As a white boy growing up in Georgia, the Hammer was my hero! I know that he affected my perspectives on race in the best way. More than a home run king, he was a role model that helped me to be a better man. I’m looking at his photo in my office. Thanks Mr. Aaron! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 RIP G.O.A.T 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 26 minutes ago, BillsFan2313 said: Lasorda, Niekro, Sutton and now Aaron. Tom Seaver, Joe Morgan, Bob Gibson & Lou Brock as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) Hammering Hank now battng them out of Heaven RIP Mr Aaron. Edited January 22, 2021 by JMF2006 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan2313 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 minute ago, r00tabaga said: 30 minutes ago, BillsFan2313 said: Lasorda, Niekro, Sutton and now Aaron. Tom Seaver, Joe Morgan, Bob Gibson & Lou Brock as well. Crazy. RIP to the legends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallsnative01 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 RIP Hank. Truly one of the greatest ever to play the game. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 55 minutes ago, Amaru523 said: In my opinion he's still the HR King. RIP Hank. I second that. Hammering Hank was not just a legendary player but also an amazing person. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan2313 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Little nugget about Tom Seaver. He was actually signed by the Braves, but a draft rule prohibited him from signing with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 56 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: You could have a 50 home run season, for fifteen consecutive seasons, and still be 5 HRs short of Hank's 755! Think about that! 30 home runs for 25 seasons. Think about that! Year after year after year he hit them. Coming to major league baseball, as he did, only a few seasons after Jackie Robinson, he was subjected to a lot of racial abuse. It got worse as he approached the Babe's record. We forget how much strength and courage it takes to make change. It continues today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Shaw66 said: 30 home runs for 25 seasons. Think about that! Year after year after year he hit them. Coming to major league baseball, as he did, only a few seasons after Jackie Robinson, he was subjected to a lot of racial abuse. It got worse as he approached the Babe's record. We forget how much strength and courage it takes to make change. It continues today. 25 years of 30 HR's in that era is AMAZING beyond words. Had a brief encounter with Aaron in Cooperstown during HOF weekend in 2001: A true gentleman in every sense of the word. The most star struck moment Ive ever had. Baseball is a much better place because of players like Hank Aaron. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 This one hurts the most...what he endured chasing the Babe in '73 and '74 was repulsive...yet he handled it with character and class. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Fun fact about Hank Aaron: growing up he batted cross-handed (left hand above right for a righty) and it wasn't until he made it to the minor leagues that the habit was broken. Fun fact about HR #715: it was caught in the Braves bullpen by relief pitcher Tom House. After his baseball career he was a pitching coach for awhile and then somehow morphed that into coaching some pretty big name QB's on throwing mechanics. As per wikipedia this included: Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Alex Smith, Carson Palmer, Jared Goff, Andrew Luck, Jimmy Garoppolo, Carson Wentz, Andy Dalton, and Matt Ryan. RIP to another baseball legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 RIP, Hammerin’ Hank. Truly one of the GOATS. And the epitome of grace when I think if the racist crap he put up with as he approached Ruth’s record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I remember him more for being an Milwaukee Brave than him being an Atlanta Brave. I suppose it is mostly forgotten the great teams he led in '57 and '58. RIP Mr. Aaron. A song by a former REM member about Aaron. A slightly off topic but fitting song if you are a baseball fan. https://www.mlb.com/news/chuck-d-on-baseball-activism-new-tribute-song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIrvine Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 RIP Henry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Amaru523 said: In my opinion he's still the HR King. RIP Hank. Always. Always. Always. RIP to a true legend who played the game the right way. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern_Bills Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I remember reading his autobiography as a kid. Was always one of my favorite sports stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, SinceThe70s said: Fun fact about Hank Aaron: growing up he batted cross-handed (left hand above right for a righty) and it wasn't until he made it to the minor leagues that the habit was broken. When he was a kid, he and his friends would pitch bottle caps and hit them with broomsticks. Good for the batting eye. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Mark Vader said: I never saw him play, but I remember seeing the highlight of him breaking Ruth's record. A sad day, indeed. RIP, Sir. The crazy thing about that video is the fact that the man was receiving death threats for passing Babe Ruth, and yet when he hit the HR and was rounding the bases, two fans made it out onto the field and got right next to him!! Thankfully, they were fans, but what if they weren’t??....where was the security??? Sheesh!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 RIP Another legend gone. Thank you for your contribution to the game of baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Amaru523 said: In my opinion he's still the HR King. RIP Hank. Absolutely. He didn't cheat like Bonds, McGuire, Sosa did. RIP to a baseball legend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Still holds the HR record in my book. RIP to a true legend 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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