Looking back at the life of baseball legend Hank Aaron
Jeffrey Brown:
His perseverance and grace throughout would gain him widespread admiration, and he became a trailblazer and inspiration for Black athletes who followed.
Aaron was born in Jim Crow era Mobile, Alabama, during the Great Depression. He played his early baseball in the segregated Negro Leagues, and, at 20 years old, joined the Milwaukee Braves. He followed the team to Atlanta, and in 21 one years with the franchise, Hammerin' Hank became one of the game's most fearsome hitters.
In all, Aaron slugged 755 home runs and amassed 3,000 hits. He was an All-Star for 21 straight seasons and won an MVP award and a World Series. In 1982, he was inducted the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Today, tributes to Aaron today poured in. Former President Barack Obama called him "one of the strongest people I have ever met."
We reach Dave Roberts, manager of the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers, by phone. He had this to say:
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