RIP Hank Aaron

[Ghost Econ]

Damn, tough week for us Braves fans.

[Thomkal]

how sad. RIP

[albionmoonlight]

Just saw that he was an All-Star for 21 of his 23 seasons.

I know that All-Star can be a bit of an honorific, especially for older players.

But, damn. The dude was an all-star for more seasons than almost anyone else plays.

RIP to one of the all time all time greats.

[MizzouRah]

RIP to the homerun KING

[BYU 14]

Man, this is brutal, the greatest living legend, gone

Nothing more iconic than Hank running the bases after 715 with those two kids accompanying him. I think everybody who has ever followed sports has that vision burned into their mind.

[albionmoonlight]

Saw another amazing Hank stat: He has over 3,000 hits that weren't home runs.

If you take away every home run from the home run king, he still had an amazing career.

[Silver Owl]

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Man, this is brutal, the greatest living legend, gone

Nothing more iconic than Hank running the bases after 715 with those two kids accompanying him. I think everybody who has ever followed sports has that vision burned into their mind.

I remember watching #715 live on TV when I was a kid. Great sports moment for sure.

[britrock88]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Just saw that he was an All-Star for 21 of his 23 seasons.

I know that All-Star can be a bit of an honorific, especially for older players.

But, damn. The dude was an all-star for more seasons than almost anyone else plays.

538 with a great article attesting to Hammerin' Hank's consistency at a high level:

Nobody — And We Mean Nobody — Was Consistently Great Like Hank Aaron | FiveThirtyEight

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Man, this is brutal, the greatest living legend, gone

Nothing more iconic than Hank running the bases after 715 with those two kids accompanying him. I think everybody who has ever followed sports has that vision burned into their mind.

Showed a lot of fear black athletes had as you can tell the death threats really had him spooked, especially when two white guys made it that far to congratulate him. He was probably my first baseball hero that didn't play for a team I rooted for. All because I read an awesome bio about him as a kid

[CrimsonFox]

and futurama voice actor!

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Showed a lot of fear black athletes had as you can tell the death threats really had him spooked, especially when two white guys made it that far to congratulate him. He was probably my first baseball hero that didn't play for a team I rooted for. All because I read an awesome bio about him as a kid

Yeah, you could tell by the look on his face they scared him at first and understandably so with all he had to endure.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Showed a lot of fear black athletes had as you can tell the death threats really had him spooked, especially when two white guys made it that far to congratulate him. He was probably my first baseball hero that didn't play for a team I rooted for. All because I read an awesome bio about him as a kid

Pretty much the same for me. I knew of Henry Aaron from watching the Braves broadcasts as a kid. It was not I read his biography which led to me searching out interviews were he talked about his experiences that I really appreciate how great a man he was. A pretty good ball player as well.

RIP