- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Hank Aaron (b. 1934)
- Creator:
- Minter, A. Binford
- Date of Original:
- 2002-11-18
- Subject:
- African American athletes--Georgia
Professional athletes--Georgia
African American baseball players--Georgia
Baseball players--Georgia
Baseball--Georgia
Atlanta Braves (Baseball team)
African American professional athletes--Georgia - People:
- Aaron, Hank, 1934-2021
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Hank Aaron. "Hammerin' Hank" Aaron, a player for the Atlanta Braves, hit 755 home runs, a record that stood unchallenged until 2007, during his twenty-three-year career in major league baseball. Aaron's other records include career runs batted in (RBIs) and number of All-Star game appearances. His contributions to baseball on and off the field continued the struggle against segregation begun by Jackie Robinson in 1947.
GSE identifier: SS2H1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/hank-aaron-1934-2021/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Hank Aaron (b. 1934)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
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Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia. - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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