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Baseball Icon Hank Aaron Dies At 86: Reports

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Atlanta Braves standout and home run champion Hank Aaron will be remembered for passing baseball great Babe Ruth.

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BBC News

Baseball legend Aaron dies, aged 86

Hank Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth's Major League Baseball home run record in 1974, dies at the age of 86.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Hall of Famer, former home run king Hank Aaron dies at 86

Aaron was a 25-time All-Star who played most of his professional career with the Braves.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Hank Aaron, baseball's longtime home run leader, dies aged 86

Aaron died Friday in sleep aged 86 according to longtime team‘Hammerin’ Hank’ passed Babe Ruth as home run king in 1974Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball’s greatest all-around players, died Friday. He was 86.The Atlanta Braves, Aaron’s longtime team, said he died peacefully in his sleep. No cause was given.Continue reading...

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Hank Aaron, baseball legend and former home run king, dies at 86

Henry Louis 'Hank' Aaron, the Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Babe Ruth's all-time home run record and lived a life as an ambassador to the game, has died. He was 86.

3 years ago·Canada

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Reuters

Former MLB home run king Hank Aaron dead at 86

- Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, the quiet, unassuming baseball slugger who broke Babe Ruth's supposedly unbreakable record for most home runs in a career, died on Friday, the Atlanta Braves announced. He was 86. Aaron joined the Braves management to become one of the few African-Americans in a baseball executive position after retiring as a player in 1976 with 755 career home runs.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

One-time home run king Hank Aaron dead at 86

Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday. He was 86.

3 years ago·Canada

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