Baseball Great Hank Aaron: Nobody in White House he would want to see

[book_worm]

Hall of Fame outfielder Hank Aaron said Friday that he supports athletes who use their platform to speak about social and political issues, adding that he would not visit the White House today if he were part of a championship-winning team.

"There’s nobody there I want to see," Aaron said at a ceremony for the "Hank Aaron Champion for Justice Awards" in Atlanta, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

"I can understand where the players are coming from. I really do. I understand they have their own issues and things they feel conviction about. They have a right to that, and I probably would be the same way, there’s no question about it."

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[hlthe2b]

1. No.. there certainly isn't Hank... Just a travesty of corrupt squatters

[Wounded Bear]

2. Ultimately, real class will always shine out above fake class...

[rurallib]

3. Another homer by Hammerin' Hank

[akraven]

5. You beat me to it, dammit!

Go, Hank!

[onenote]

4. Hannity will immediately label Aaron a "has been" who hasn't hit a home run in four decades

[Elwood P Dowd]

6. Good for Hank. I saw him play in person dozens of times back in the day.

He had those quick wrists and hit what Dizzy Dean called "frozen ropes".

[Hoyt]

7. Hank Aaron has been my favorite baseball player since 1957, and he's a great person too.

[Jersey Devil]

9. Hank was my second favorite

The Sey Hey Kid was my first. Saw Hand hit homers at the Polo Grounds as a young kid. As far as I am concerned, he is the all time home run record holder.

[yuiyoshida]

19. I got to meet the Great Willie Mays.. great guy!

[oswaldactedalone]

8. And as far as I'm concerned

he is still the all-time home run champion. Barry Bonds records should be tossed.

[BHDem53]

11. I agree, along with Rodriguez, Sosa and McGwire.

[CaptYossarian]

20. And Schilling, Braun & Clemens

For these cheaters, the Baseball Encyclopedia should show Games Played and leave all other columns blank.


That would be a major blow to their egos.

[BHDem53]

23. Especially Braun, accusing the test collector

for his failed test and of being an anti-Semite. The lowest of the low.

[BHDem53]

10. He was so much more than

just a power hitter. A .305 lifetime hitter, over 3,700 hits, almost 2,300 runs batted in. He could run, field and had a great arm. It was a pleasure to be able to watch Henry, Willie Mays, Harmon Killebrew, Frank Robinson and countless other greats play as a kid. Great players and more importantly, great people.

[ProfessorGAC]

29. The Consistency!

Hank hit 755 HRs and never hit 50 in a year.
That's like hitting 40 a year for 19 straight years!
There was no 4 seasons with 3 in the 50s
He just was steady Eddie! Pretty cool!

[ffr]

12. I'm with Hank!

[MRDAWG]

13. Hank has always been there. I ushered for the Braves in 1966 when they left...

Milwaukee. He became an Atlanta civil rights leader when he got here.

[Elwood P Dowd]

14. Old Fulton County Stadium.

Went to several games that year. When I was low on funds a couple of times I sat in those $1.00 seats in center field.

[CaptYossarian]

22. Those were interesting times.

Count 'em: Jackie Robinson, Bill Russell, Jim Brown, Curt Flood, those 2 guys at the Mexico City Olympics, and don't forget Billie Jean King.

And Rosie Grier and Rafer Johnson grabbed RFK's assassin. These were champions on and off the field.

[Bob Loblaw]

24. John Carlos and Tommie Smith

Olympians

[CaptYossarian]

28. Thanks. I didn't want to leave DU to look them up.

[keithbvadu2]

15. Not even for free hamberders?

Not even for free hamberders?

[Maxheader]

16. Well put Hank...

[JohnnyRingo]

17. Now Trump can call him a loser.

Amusing as that would be. He can say he's just looking for attention because he's unknown.

[yuiyoshida]

18. I bet that Stephen Curry feels the same way...

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26. Weren't the Dubs the first team not to go? They went to see Pres. Obama instead.

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And welcome back. Glad to see you're well.

[yuiyoshida]

27. I do believe you are

correct! ding ding ding!!!

[Kid Berwyn]

21. 'There's nobody there I want to see,' Aaron said.

Truth.

[GulfCoast66]

25. I was 7 I think when we watched him hit that home run...

On a 19 inch B&W television with my dad in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My dad was from a rural south white family but he explained to me it was a great accomplishment. Fortunately my dad left the rural south of the 50s for college to escape, well, the rural south.

Only as an adult did I learn of the hate Aaron faced throughout his career and especially in the South as he moved closer to and eventually beat Ruth’s record. Not everyone celebrated his accomplishment. Not much has changed.