Aaron, Hank

Hank Aaron

1934-

Athlete

Atlanta Brave Hank Aaron, a professional baseball player for over two decades, is best remembered for breaking a record once thought unbreakable: 714 lifetime total of homeruns set by legendary Babe Ruth. But Aaron ended his career with 755 homeruns, 3771 hits, a 305 batting average and a guaranteed place in baseball's Hall of Fame.

Bibliography:

Rennert, Richard Scott. Henry Aaron. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c1993. Jacob Margolies. Hank Aaron : Home Run King. New York : F. Watts, c1992. Henry Aaron with Lonnie Wheeler. I had a hammer : The Hank Aaron story. New York : Harper Paperbacks, 1992, c1991.