Nicknamed “Hammer” or “Hammerin’ Hank”, Henry Louis Aaron was a god in America’s Major League Baseball (MLB). He played 21 of 23 career seasons for the Atlanta Braves and the other two for the Milwaukee Brewers. With 755 career home runs, Henry was one of only two people to hit over 30 home runs in a season more than fifteen times. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. Hammerin' Hank was born in Mobile, Alabama to Herbert and Estella Aaron as one of eight children.... moreNicknamed “Hammer” or “Hammerin’ Hank”, Henry Louis Aaron was a god in America’s Major League Baseball (MLB). He played 21 of 23 career seasons for the Atlanta Braves and the other two for the Milwaukee Brewers. With 755 career home runs, Henry was one of only two people to hit over 30 home runs in a season more than fifteen times. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. Hammerin' Hank was born in Mobile, Alabama to Herbert and Estella Aaron as one of eight children. The legend never let the racism he encountered deter him, remaining a strong role model for the African American community. Just shy of his 87th birthday, Aaron died of natural causes at his Atlanta residence. He was survived by his wife of nearly fifty years, Billye Suber Williams, their one daughter, and his three sons and two daughters from his first marriage.
