Henry Aaron - interview on "Later with Bob Costas" 4/8/91 Babe Ruth racial equality

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This episode of "Later with Bob Costas" broadcast on April 8th, 1991 was recorded on the 17th anniversary of Henry Aaron breaking the all-time Home Run record held by Babe Ruth. While promoting his autobiography "If I Had A Hammer", Aaron addresses that end-run stretch to breaking the record juggling the athletic aspect (naps in the trainer's room) with media attention and racist based threats upon himself and his family. Aaron addresses playing in the final seasons of the Negro Leagues and following Jackie Robinson into the Major Leagues. The racism endured made his always graceful achievements more significant showing that being judged on performance the real criteria. Costas and Aaron discuss the then current generation of Black athletes seemingly unaware of the previous struggles toward equality. Henry Aaron also describes his role (along with newly elected VP Bill White) working within MLB Baseball to help guide the continued path toward social justice. #henryaaron #hankaaron #baseball #baberuth #bobcostas #interview
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@lisaa8795 2 жыл бұрын

This post should have millions of views - Henry Aaron was quite a ballplayer, but better than that he was an amazing human being.

@jamescox8402 11 ай бұрын

What a great man.

@nrcg2317 3 жыл бұрын

The Homerun King: Hank Aaron

@hyzercreek 6 күн бұрын

The HR total is just a number. Different ballparks, different rules, different AB's or games played, different games per season. The number is just a number.

@abilshihadah4474 6 ай бұрын

What a ball player, what a guy. He was such a great ambassador for the sport of baseball for so long. He carried himself with total class.

@ClevelandLiveMusic 6 ай бұрын

Being eleven and baseball crazy when he broke the record made him a big hero for me

@robz.3225 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome!! As s Dodger fan I hated that he hit it off Al, but it was amazing to watch. I was lucky to get to go to some games when he was trying to hit 714 the previous year.

@ClevelandLiveMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Watching Aaron pass Ruth was a milestone event in this baseball playing kid's life

@fenwayify 2 жыл бұрын

This is an enormously gratifying interview to see again. I thoroughly enjoyed Costas' shows back then, especially when he interviewed some of the all-time baseball greats. Hearing Aaron talk about his experiences is both terribly sad, yet so uplifting. Even though I never knew the man personally, I feel a kind of love for him, as I do for Bill Russell, both for all they endured, but for the sheer dignity they displayed as ordinary people. The plain decency of Hank Aaron leaves me in awe...

@ClevelandLiveMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Costas is my favorite interviewer...especially with baseball. He LOVES the game.

@fenwayify 2 жыл бұрын

@@ClevelandLiveMusic I know he has some critics, but I can't think of a single interview he conducted that left me lacking. He also has shown the audacity to question sacred cows like TBI in football, the flood of guns across America and racial issues in sport and elsewhere. I'd love to know of anyone willing to bring up those topics...For me, that is not just courage, but integrity...

@tommyriam8320 2 жыл бұрын

Aaron's talking about how among "the Mayses and Mantles" , his name is nearly forgotten while referring to Killebrew as " _Herman_ "

@thomasnorman2881 3 жыл бұрын

I remember watching him hit number 715 at San Quentin

@robz.3225 2 жыл бұрын

Prison?

@jimlaguardia8185 Жыл бұрын

Only 2 players have at least 3000 hits, 600 HRs and 2000 RBI: Hank and Alex Rodriguez. PS: Costas is the greatest of all sportscasters.

@BookClubDisaster Жыл бұрын

So sad that interview shows like this don't really exist anymore. These days everyone would be wondering when the host and the guest were going to start shouting at each other over politics.

@ClevelandLiveMusic Жыл бұрын

The digital revolution has reduced attention spans and resoect

@BookClubDisaster Жыл бұрын

@@ClevelandLiveMusic'This format still exists somewhat in some podcasts. But they don't have the wide audience that a show like this or Larry King's CNN show had.