RIP " Hank Aaron"

[Winterrider]

Hank Aaron passed away at the age of 86. A true legend.
Thoughts and Prayers to his family and friends. RIP...

 

[WI Smoker77]

RIP " Hammering Hank". Prayers to his family.

 

[SmokingUPnorth]

Rip to one of the greats. Espn had a good tribute to him. He broke all kinds of records and changed the way a lot of the world looked at minorities playing in sports

 

[JLeonard]

He was for sure one of the greats. RIP.
Jim

 

[Inscrutable]

A great guy by all reports. And went thru a lot of crap breaking the record. Not the dominant player that the Babe was, but different times. At least you know it was an honest accomplishment.

 

[SmokingUPnorth]

Also he was very modest. Something a lot of athletes now a days should pay attention to!

 

[daspyknows]

One of the greats Hammering Hank and Say Hey Willie were two of my all time favorites. He would be making $35 mil a year playing in today's game.

 

[yankee2bbq]

The great Hank Aaron. A humble man.
I wonder if he used steroids?
Let’s ask Berry Bonds.

 

[ttkt57]

I saw Hank hit a homerun off Tom Seaver in Atlanta in 1969 when I was in 7th grade. Still one of my all-time best memories. May he rest in peace.

 

[forktender]

One of the greats Hammering Hank and Say Hey Willie were two of my all time favorites. He would be making $35 mil a year playing in today's game.

I got to hang out with both of them for a few hours before the Giants MVP awards dinner at the Hyatt Regency in SF.

I was a Local #39 Engineer at the Hyatt for several years I got to meet a lot of great athletes and famous people working there. Most of them were way overrated but Willy and Hank were great together heck we didn't even talk much about sports.
Willy was a duck hunter so that was our common bond and Hank did a lot of fundraisers for our waterfowl association.
RIP Hammer'in Hank.

 

[jcam222]

A true class act great one and a fellow Browns fan. Sad to see he passed.

 

[912smoker]

Also he was very modest. Something a lot of athletes now a days should pay attention to!

He was always a gentleman and a class act. Hank was in the car business in Atlanta with a good friends' dad. He always talks about how humble and kind of a man he was.
RIP Hammerin' Hank

 

[Bytor]

RIP, He was definitely one of the greats, for sure. To use an old cliche, They don't make em' like that anymore.....

 

[noboundaries]

Another true hero to many. RIP Mr. Aaron.

 

[MJB05615]

Truly one of the greatest. Like everyone said, Humble and Kind. Always a gentleman. RIP Hammerin' Hank.

 

[mike243]

Watched a lot of baseball back in the 60's growing up, quit when they threw pete out, lotta great folks passed on now and they didn't end up in the news for a bunch of crap like a lot of modern athletes so you kinda forget about them as time fly's on by, RIP

 

[Millberry]

....was there the night he hit his record setting homerun--beating Babe Ruth's record. .. bad thing--I was outside the stadium selling tickets for a 2nd job.

 

[Jersey Jimbo]

Hank Aaron will always be a legend in the sport of baseball. And a very humble man who played the game with pride. He broke the color barrier and it was a fight for him. But God rest his soul he did it.

 

[HalfSmoked]

For sure another great gone on.

Warren

 

[sawhorseray]

An icon from a era that reigns supreme. There was a time when you could almost count on the NL Allstar out field to be Aaron, Mays, and Clemente year after year. I saw them all going to Candlestick with my dad and uncles, Hammerin' Hank was so much more that just another ballplayer, RIP. RAY