Hank Aaron, baseball's one-time home run king, dies at 86

[ASFN Admin]

ATLANTA (AP) Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record and gracefully left his mark with 755 homers and a legacy as one of baseball's greatest all-around players, died Friday. The Atlanta Braves, Aaron's longtime team, said he died peacefully in his sleep. ''Hammerin' Hank'' set a wide array of career hitting records during a 23-year career spent mostly with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves, including RBIs, extra-base hits and total bases.

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