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MLB home run king Hank Aaron will be remembered for humility, activism
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Hammerin' Hank Goldberg dies at 82 - CBS Miami
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Henry 'Hammerin' Hank' Aaron: Tribute to Mobile's homegrown baseball legend
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Atlanta Technical College remembers its 'hero' Hank Aaron on his birthday
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You may be cool but you'll never be Hank Aaron on a fishing trip just outside Mobile, Alabama in April, 1974, one week before breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record cool.
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Aaron's death prompts call to change name: Braves to Hammers
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Baseball Legend Hank Aaron's Early Career In Eau Claire - Wisconsin Life
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Indianapolis Indians on X: In 1952 at age 18, Hank Aaron wore an Indianapolis Clowns uniform as the team's starting shortstop in the Negro Leagues, well before he became @MLB's home run
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WKRG Honoring Hammerin Hank