RIP Hank Aaron

[Velegon]

A true sports icon, trailblazer and such a decent friendly man. Will be sadly missed.

The only reason I view Ruth as the greatest baseball player of all time is that he was also a very good pitcher, but Aaron is 1b) and a much greater person than Ruth was (really wish that Bonds never passed Aaron as the career home run leader sigh).

Longtime MLB home run king Hank Aaron dies at 86 (espn.com)

 

[Core Imposter]

There never were many baseball fans playing Civ. I watched Aaron play a lot. I always remembered that he was a shortstop when he was a kid and that he hit cross-handed as a kid also. Aaron started out in the Negro Leagues. He very nearly ended up with the Giants which would have made him a teammate of Willie Mays. Hank Aaron had the best reputation as a man of any player I ever heard of.