Henry Aaron 1934/2021

[outhereincali]

I was a kid in the 60's the 70's was my coming of age decade when it came to sports.

Basketball had the UCLA dynasty.

Football had the Steelers and the Cowboys and the Raiders had an impact.

And OJ Simpson was a remarkable rb.

Muhammad Ali was the most famous athlete.

But what I remember most was when Henry Aaron hit 715 and broke the Babe's record. It was and still is the most exciting thing I've ever seen in sports. HA received hate mail as if breaking the Babe's was a crime. But he did it. HA wasn't just a home run hitter he could do it all. He hit for average covered a lot of ground in the outfield and had a great arm. He was never appreciated while he played but we finally appreciated him not just as a player but for the man himself. In the pre steroid era guys like him and Willy Mays had strong and quick wrists.

Thank you Henry Aaron for that great memory that I will never forget. He was 86

RIP

 

[clob94]

He took the covid vaccine just a few days before his death.....

 

[EWNHorn]

He took the covid vaccine just a few days before his death.....

Shut up........serioulsy? That's nuts........

 

[okiehorn]

I was a kid in the 60's the 70's was my coming of age decade when it came to sports.

Basketball had the UCLA dynasty.

Football had the Steelers and the Cowboys and the Raiders had an impact.

And OJ Simpson was a remarkable rb.

Muhammad Ali was the most famous athlete.

But what I remember most was when Henry Aaron hit 715 and broke the Babe's record. It was and still is the most exciting thing I've ever seen in sports. HA received hate mail as if breaking the Babe's was a crime. But he did it. HA wasn't just a home run hitter he could do it all. He hit for average covered a lot of ground in the outfield and had a great arm. He was never appreciated while he played but we finally appreciated him not just as a player but for the man himself. In the pre steroid era guys like him and Willy Mays had strong and quick wrists.

Thank you Henry Aaron for that great memory that I will never forget. He was 86

RIP

Trying to break a record and worrying about being shot.

 

[oldhorn2]

Henry Aaron was the most under rated player in baseball. There were so many players at that same time that were among the greatest ever that certainly got the attention, but never were considered the "creme de la creme". Mickey Mantle would tell you that Aaron was under appreciated. Guys like Stan Musial,& Henry Aaron consistantly put up better numbers than Mantle, but were never considered to be in his class. Mantle sadly played injured his whole career and never was able to reach his potential. Writers however took that into consideration and rightly or wrongly elevated Mantles status above his actual numbers( which, dont get me wrong, were astonishing)

Aaron never hit 50 HR's but he was soooo damned consistent with 40 plus nearly every year. His RBI numbers showed his greatness. Like Mantle, his average dipped quite a bit in his last few years. Roger Maris could tell you the enormous pressure one went through in topping a Babe Ruth HR number which purists felt should last forever, but to do it as a black man....one can only imagine.

RIP "Hammer"

 

[clob94]

Shut up........serioulsy? That's nuts........

Redirect Notice

Here you go.

 

[EWNHorn]

Wow. If a link comes out between the two it's gonna get dicey............

 

[okiehorn]

Wow. If a link comes out between the two it's gonna get dicey............

I had the Moderna shot three weeks ago, so it must be the Evan Williams Small Batch that's keeping me alive.

 

[oldhorn2]

If that is the case, I bet some Pappy Van Winkle would make your hair grow back....

 

[easttx903]

My dad with hank when he was with the Milwaukee braves signed

 

[RoboCocks21]

One of the greatest players to ever play. Especially during a time where he had to stay at a different hotel from his teammates. Braves Nation!

RIP Hank!

 

[Son of Wasatch]

Nothing but respect for any black baseball player from the 50's and 60's, they are true civil pioneers as well as special athletes. The crap they endured was truly horrible.

I always wondered if anyone would say a racist remark to Deacon Jones or Mean Joe Green? Pretty sure even the most racist person of that era had enough common sense to keep those comments to themselves.