50 years after Hank Aaron’s 715th homer, Hall of Fame announces statue, Postal Service unveils stamp
Associated PressATLANTA — The 50th anniversary of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run was marked Monday with announcements of a new statue at Baseball’s Hall of Fame and a new commemorative stamp from the U.S. Meanwhile, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred helped honor Aaron in Atlanta by joining the Braves in announcing the $100,000 endowment of a scholarship at Tuskegee University, a historically Black university in Aaron’s home state of Alabama. “The legacy of Hank Aaron has always been about so much more than just his incredible baseball achievements,” Hall chair Jane Forbes Clark said in a statement. Following a video replay of the record homer, Baker said “Babe was a bad dude, but Hank was badder.” Delta announced a $150,000 contribution to the Henry Louis Aaron Fund.
History of this topic
The Hammer makes one last trip to spot where he hit No. 715
Associated Press
Appreciation: Hank Aaron’s cherished connection to Bud Selig and Wisconsin will be missed
LA Times
Hank Aaron, baseball’s one-time home run king, dies at 86
Associated Press
Baseball legend Hank Aaron dies at 86: Reactions from the sports world and beyond
LA Times
From the Archives: It was ‘peace at last’ for Hank Aaron after breaking home run mark
LA Times
Hank Aaron dies at 86. He broke Babe Ruth's home run record
LA TimesDiscover Related
