Shiva 2459 Posted January 23 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/sports/baseball/hank-aaron-dead.html 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 13551 Posted January 23 Rest In Peace... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 16488 Posted January 23 RIP for a legend. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJ 11778 Posted January 23 RIP Hank, I watched him often back then, staying up late to see the Braves beat others often. Wanted to post this yesterday morning but was still in timeout. Was anybody else watching when this happened? Fulton County Stadium... the Best! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyH000 6084 Posted January 23 Hammerin Hank------RIP 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CECAA850 29120 Posted January 23 RIP Hammering Hank. The real and true all time HR leader. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DizRotus 9143 Posted January 23 RIP Mr. Aaron. Were Henry born today, he would probably not have the legendary baseball career. Today opportunities in athletics and education not available to a young Henry Aaron would have made a career in professional baseball much less likely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seadog 1180 Posted January 24 12 hours ago, JohnJ said: Was anybody else watching when this happened? I remember watching that. Somewhere I still have Kodachrome slides that I shot of the TV screen when it happened. Before VCRs obviously. RIP Hank. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edgar 1015 Posted January 24 7 hours ago, Seadog said: I remember watching that. Somewhere I still have Kodachrome slides that I shot of the TV screen when it happened. Before VCRs obviously. I remember Kodachrome ... and the days before VCRs ... and Henry Aaron. Suddenly I feel even older. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DizRotus 9143 Posted January 24 A friend sent the link below. It was my first awareness of the passing of Hammerin’ Hank. May Aaron and Kaline both RIP. I won’t spoil the outcome, but both players seemed genuinely motivated by the relatively small prize money. https://youtu.be/mhZLtsEPjyo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willland 3074 Posted January 24 A classy stand up guy who had all the reasons in the world to be bitter but chose the high road. He will be missed. Did I mention what a great baseball player he was? Go Braves or Hammers if the name gets changed. In addition to Hank being still the career RBI and total bases leader, a cool fact I read yesterday was that even without Hank's 755 homeruns, he would still have over 3,000 hits. Bill 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willland 3074 Posted January 24 22 hours ago, JohnJ said: Was anybody else watching when this happened? Oh yeah. Biting my fingernails as usual. Bill 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DizRotus 9143 Posted January 24 23 minutes ago, willland said: Go Braves or Hammers if the name gets changed. I like it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJ 11778 Posted January 24 1 hour ago, willland said: Oh yeah. Biting my fingernails as usual. Bill Ha! I was only ten and next to zero stress then. But I remember that and the "Thrilla in Manilla", Ali's jungle fight I missed most of it for some reason. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willland 3074 Posted January 24 1 minute ago, JohnJ said: Ha! I was only ten and next to zero stress then. You and me both and not sure it was stress that started my nail biting. 6 minutes ago, JohnJ said: But I remember that and the "Thrilla in Manilla", Ali's jungle fight I missed most of it for some reason. Sports and exploring was all we wanted to do. Back then and through my teenage years, we were like the kids in "Stand By Me", always on an adventure with very little stress and few cares in the world. Bill 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJ 11778 Posted January 24 GREAT!! Movie!! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willland 3074 Posted January 24 18 minutes ago, JohnJ said: GREAT!! Movie!! One of my all time favorites. Brings back memories walking the tracks looking for track kill(not humans), crossing the trestle hoping no train comes, walking/wading through leach and cottonmouth infested swamps. Back to Hank Aaron. It brings tears to my eyes every time I watch the clip of him breaking the record and rounding the bases and the two bold admiring fans patting him on the back. Bill 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bosco-d-gama 1123 Posted January 24 As much a gentleman as a baseball great. Ever watch the classic 60’s show Home Run Derby? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Run_Derby_(TV_series) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigStewMan 19853 Posted January 24 RIP Mr, Aaron. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
