R.I.P. "Hammerin Hank"

[Scabbydoo]

Hank Aaron passed at the age of 86. He was one of THE greatest to play the game. And, he did it without 'chemical enhancements'.

[orbit]

Yep.

Pretty good story at the NY Times describing his life and career.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/s...gtype=Homepage

I, too, preferred the number 44 when I played ball. He's the reason why.

[dynageno]

Very sad, Was he the guy that the Oh Henry candy bar was named for?

[vafatboy]

Rest In Peace Hank.

[Backroad Mike]

Originally Posted by Scabbydoo

He was one of THE greatest to play the game. And, he did it without 'chemical enhancements'.

^^This ^^

To me, the record is still 755. I don't recognize the steroid totals.


R.I.P. Hank

[Scabbydoo]

Originally Posted by dynageno

Very sad, Was he the guy that the Oh Henry candy bar was named for?

While Hank Aaron did do a commercial in the 70's for the Oh Henry bar, it was not named for him. It was originally named for the owner of the candy company that invented it in 1920, Thomas Henry.

[Margarita]

To Hank Aaron. *clink*

[Scabbydoo]

As Fred would say, "Mazel tov!"