Hank Arron has died.

January 22, 2021, 11:45 PM

Only player in the 500HR club that has this stat. Great player. RIP Hammer.

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Originally posted by cas:
Heard an interesting stat today.. if you took away all 755 of his home runs, he'd still have over 3k hits.

January 23, 2021, 01:17 AM

jtedescucci

Anyone else remember the old T.V. Show "Home Run Derby? I used to watch that thing... and watch Hank consistently & effortlessly "punch" the ball out of the park - time after time after time. Ahhh, the Good Old Days. One wonders if we shall ever see their like again?

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January 23, 2021, 10:19 AM

BMR

I remember watching him break Ruth's record as an 11 year old kid and what a momentous historical achievement it was, not just because of his breaking the record, but because of the hate directed at him for daring to do so. Still the home run king. RIP, Hammerin' Hank.

January 23, 2021, 12:03 PM

LS1 GTO

Did anybody else see him on TV a couple weeks back getting the c-19 vaccine?

I wonder if there are controlling entities not wanting that openly known and discussed?

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

"If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers

The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...

January 23, 2021, 11:57 PM

cas

That fact has not gone unnoticed.

January 24, 2021, 12:39 AM

LS1 GTO

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Originally posted by cas:
That fact has not gone unnoticed.

But will it be forgotten?

(Hence my Sig)

January 24, 2021, 03:47 AM

10X-Shooter

I remember well being a fan of his and tracking his progress to and beyond the record. It was always a treat to see him play on tv and in person. I remember watching this one on tv. I grew in and north of Atlanta and the Braves were my team. They still are even now that I’m in Tennessee. Last time I saw Yank Aaron in person was at the opening game of Turner Field. He’ll be missed.
As a side note, was that Chief Nockahomer (sp?) that ran up in Para’s video? I remember him and his teepee dance at every Braves home run. I miss running into Braves players over the years.