Braves legend Hank Aaron dies at age 86

[Ed S]

I am so saddened to hear of Henry Aaron's passing.  I followed his career as closely as I could as a boy/adolescent living in Buffalo NY with no internet.  Back then it was checking the box scores in the local paper and reading the reports of the previous day's games, subscribing to sports magazines like the Sporting News and Sports Illustrated and watching the baseball game of the week.  However it came to be, of all the great players who played the game in my youth, Henry Aaron was my favorite - one of my heroes.  I followed his home run course for many years before he actually got close and remember getting into quite a few heated debates about the merits of Aaron's pursuit of the Babe.  Watching home run 715 that night in April of 1974 with satisfaction and happiness.  Watching the call of the home run on the highlight posted upthread gave me goosebumps and a few tears.

Thank you Henry Aaron.