Hank Aaron

@African American Men, Timeline and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hank Aaron is a retired American Major League Baseball player, hailed as one of the greatest personalities in the sport Alabama African American Baseball Players Child Prodigies American Sportspersons Baseball Players Aquarius Celebrities The rag to riches story of Hand Aaron, a retired American baseball player, is remarkable and inspirational in the true sense. Born in an extremely poor family, little Aaron had to take up several odd jobs to support his family. With hardly any interest in studies and a passion for sports, he had made up his mind about baseball from a very young age. Therefore, when opportunity knocked his door, he took it and never turned back. However, his ethnicity as an African-American, always posed as an obstacle. Being an African-American and playing major league was far from being appreciated and he was continually threatened with dire consequences. However, his daunting spirit and his blind love for the game, kept him going and took him all the way up, to the top of the success ladder. Soon, he proved his worth in major league baseball and set new records. After an immensely successful stint, he was honored with several awards and medals and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Despite being born and raised in the unfortunate circumstances of poverty and racism, Aaron was never really bogged down by these challenges. He had his goal set, right from beginning and crossed every hurdle that came his way to be become a baseball legend.

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Birthday: February 5, 1934 Nationality: American Famous: African American Men, African American Baseball Players, Child Prodigies, Sportspersons, Baseball Players City/State: Alabama Nick names: Hammer, Hammerin' Hank, and Bad Henry Spouses: Billye Aaron (m. 1973), Barbara Lucas (m. 1953–1971) Siblings: Alfredia, Gloria Delilah Aaron, James Information Detail Birthday February 5, 1934 Nationality American Famous African American Men, African American Baseball Players, Child Prodigies, Sportspersons, Baseball Players City/State Alabama Nick names Hammer, Hammerin' Hank, and Bad Henry Spouses Billye Aaron (m. 1973), Barbara Lucas (m. 1953–1971) Siblings Alfredia, Gloria Delilah Aaron, James Known as Henry Louis Childrens Ceci Aaron, Dorinda Aaron, Gaile Aaron, Gary Aaron, Hank Aaron Jr., Lary Aaron Universities Little Rock Central High School Birth Place Mobile Height 183cm Gender Male Father Herbert Aaron Mother Estella Net Worth $25 million as of Aug 28,2016 Sun Sign Aquarius Born in Mobile

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Aaron married Barbara Lucas in 1953 and the couple had four children before they divorced in 1971. Unsplash Personal Life

He married Billye Williams in 1973 and has one daughter Ceci with her. Unsplash Personal Life

He is the elder brother of Tommie Lee Aaron, a baseball player who died at 45 after suffering from leukemia. Unsplash Personal Life

Aaron was born into a poor family to Herbert and Estella Aaron as the third of their eight children. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended the Central High School, where he played football and baseball and was outstanding in both. Later, he transferred to Josephine Allen Institute, a private school, for a better future in baseball. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1951 he quit school and played for the ‘Negro Baseball League's Indianopolis Clowns’. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After leading his team to success in the 1952 Negro League World Series, he joined the Milwaukee Braves, who put him the minor league baseball ‘Eau Claire Bears’. Unsplash Career

He made his Major League debut in 1954 and finished the season with a fair .280 hit score. He finished the 1955 season with a .314 average, 27 home runs and 106 RBI Unsplash Career

He played exceptionally well in 1956 and in 1957 he won the ‘Most Valuable Player’ title after making 44 homeruns and hitting an impressive .322. The same year he led his team Milwaukee Braves to a surprise victory in the World Series over the New York Yankees. Unsplash Career

He reached a whopping 3000 hit in 1970, while playing against Cincinnati Reds and became the first player to reach this far. Unsplash Career

In 1973, he fell short of one run, in breaking the record of legendary player Babe Ruth, who had a total of 714 homeruns. However, in April 1974 he broke the record and created his own with a massive 715 homeruns. The same year on October 5, he hit his last homerun to make a total of 733 runs. Unsplash Career

Aaron was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on August 1, 1982, after a ballot in which he came second. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

On January 8, 2001, U.S. President Bill Clinton awarded him the second highest civilian award ‘Presidential Citizens Medal’. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Molefi Kete Asante, an African-American scholar, historian, and philosopher, entered Aaron’s name on his list of ‘100 Greatest African-Americans’, in 2002. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

He received the ‘Presidential Medal of Freedom’ the highest civilian honor, from U.S. President George W. Bush in June 2002. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	February 5, 1934
Nationality	American
Famous	African American Men, African American Baseball Players, Child Prodigies, Sportspersons, Baseball Players
City/State	Alabama
Nick names	Hammer, Hammerin' Hank, and Bad Henry
Spouses	Billye Aaron (m. 1973), Barbara Lucas (m. 1953–1971)
Siblings	Alfredia, Gloria Delilah Aaron, James
Known as	Henry Louis
Childrens	Ceci Aaron, Dorinda Aaron, Gaile Aaron, Gary Aaron, Hank Aaron Jr., Lary Aaron
Universities	Little Rock Central High School
Birth Place	Mobile
Height	183cm
Gender	Male
Father	Herbert Aaron
Mother	Estella
Net Worth	$25 million as of Aug 28,2016
Sun Sign	Aquarius
Born in	Mobile

Hank Aaron

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