45 years ago today: hank aaron #715

han_soto

figured he should get a nod considering that achievement and what he endured.

show the hammerin’ hanks!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BNZl6HN5c-0

doubledragon

It always blew my mind when the white guys ran out onto the field to congratulate him. It was a beautiful moment of unity. I wish the world could learn from that moment. Love everyone, regardless of color.

graygator

The day he ensured Topps wouldn't be liars.

Desert_Ice_Sports

From my collection...

mcolney1

@graygator said:
The day he ensured Topps wouldn't be liars.

I remember asking my parents how Topps knew Aaron would break the record. As a 10 year old I didn't understand the concept of trends and how certain it was that Aaron would homer at least once in 1974.

saucywombat

@doubledragon said:
It always blew my mind when the white guys ran out onto the field to congratulate him. It was a beautiful moment of unity. I wish the world could learn from that moment. Love everyone, regardless of color.

Britt was one of those boys. Britt was a friend and a good guy who passed several years ago after a bout with pancreatic cancer. They look like grown men in that picture but Britt and his friend were in high school at the time. In fact Britt's dad had driven them to the game. He said his dad's biggest complaint was not that they got arrested but their detention forced him to leave the game and because they were double parked in one of the private yard "lots" near Fulton County he had to wait almost two hours to leave the yard and be able to retrieve them. They did not get any trouble and were released to him.

He never met Hank Aaron until the Braves brought them together 5 years ago in anticipation of the 40th anniversary. He said that Mr. Aaron and the Braves were really a class act and it meant a lot to him. He was terminally ill at the time but that was not something the Braves were aware of.

doubledragon

@saucywombat said:

@doubledragon said:
It always blew my mind when the white guys ran out onto the field to congratulate him. It was a beautiful moment of unity. I wish the world could learn from that moment. Love everyone, regardless of color.

Britt was one of those boys. Britt was a friend and a good guy who passed several years ago after a bout with pancreatic cancer. They look like grown men in that picture but Britt and his friend were in high school at the time. In fact Britt's dad had driven them to the game. He said his dad's biggest complaint was not that they got arrested but their detention forced him to leave the game and because they were double parked in one of the private yard "lots" near Fulton County he had to wait almost two hours to leave the yard and be able to retrieve them. They did not get any trouble and were released to him.

He never met Hank Aaron until the Braves brought them together 5 years ago in anticipation of the 40th anniversary. He said that Mr. Aaron and the Braves were really a class act and it meant a lot to him. He was terminally ill at the time but that was not something the Braves were aware of.

I'm sorry to hear he passed of pancreatic cancer. That is a very touching story, and I did not know they actually met. I also did not know they were in high school. They made history and showed the world what a human being SHOULD be, by their actions after Aaron hit number 715.

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