As a second grader who loved to collect baseball cards, one at a time, because that was all the money I was given, I remember opening one pack revealing a player whose name started with two A's and I thought that strange. That card was in my back pocket along with others wrapped in a rubber band at school on most days because we traded cards there. Somehow the card survived and I still have it along with thousands of others. My now rare Aaron rookie card is not in the kind of condition that would attract any investor in sports memorabilia now but I would not sell it for whatever price it might bring. Every time I saw that unbelievably great and humble player on TV or read about the incredible racial abuse he encountered I thought about that card and still smile.

R.I.P. Hank, the real home run king

Hank
 

Saw Hank hit number 716 off Al Dounning.Great player and human being. RIP

Henry Aaron
 

Mine, too. I remember watching him in Connie Mack Stadium, 21st and Lehigh in Philadelphia. In batting practice he would pop one pitch after another into the left field bleachers with the smoothest, easiest swing I ever saw.

I was at the stadium in Atlanta when he broke Babe Ruth's home run record. They gave us all a certificate when departing the game.

Saw Hammering Hank hit number 715 off Al Downning.Great ball player and human being .RIP

As a young girl I saw him play in Milwaukee and he signed a baseball for me...which I still have.
RIP Hank Aaron
Kelly

Oftentimes, the word "hero' is overused. When it comes to Hank Aaron, it's not. He was a hero on and off the field. RIP Home-Run King.

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