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'Hammerin’ Hank Aaron, Baseball’s Home Run King, Dies at 86
January 22, 2021
Baseball legend Hank Aaron has died at age 86. "Hammerin Hank" was known as the home run king, one of the best players in the history of the game. In the spring of 1974, Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record of 714, when he hit his 715th home run. When Aaron retired in 1976, he had 755 lifetime home runs, a record that stood for over thirty years. He was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1982.