And he was a vegetarian.

@Jess W he said steroids, not peds

@@jogman262 i never knew that he was a vegetarian

Right

@Jess W dont listen to this fool he's probably one of those people that may threats and called him racist name and sure if they had the proof it would have been brought up its amazing what this man had to endure in life and now after death. What a shame, I guess he owed you money too

greatest of all time

Wasn't that Greenberg's nickname

@@ommy7672 what are you an old tigers fan Aaron is much more deserving of the nickname

And a true gentleman and ambassador of the game as well.

As an immortal

Even if he did talk smack it wouldn’t have Diminished his achievements

greatest of all time

@ with a cartoonish neck and head. And enough HGH to kill a horse.

Jesse W Aaron did it without juice, kiddo

@MUFC Soccer is boring.

the ONLY reference to him taking them was in in his autobiography when he said after the 1 time his heart was racing he never took them again; otherwise, there is NO other evidence that he took them but i'm more than willing to see your proof. i'll be waiting(but i wont be holding my breathe) & oh btw comparing greenies to roids is almost an apple to an orange) fyi if every Aaron homer was an out he'd still finish with over 3K hits. as far as velocity the guns were measured when crossing home plate in the last few years it's speed 10-15 feet from release which adds 3-5mph........like i said i'll wait(but NOT hold my breathe buddy)

Please remove the 'one of'

You never saw him play

greatest of all time

Take away his HOME RUNS... AND HE STILL HAD + 3000 HITS. AMAZING ☝☝☝

There aren’t ten players better than Aaron.

You don't have to be a Braves fan to feel that.

I still think hammering hank was one of the best hitters even if he took amphetamines.

Man this is a bad week don Sutton and hank I am truly sad

@ Feel better & bigger now? Too bad he took that Covid vax FARCE. Aimed at killing off the elderly & frail. Sad Unfortunately, no surprise, though.

as a Lifelong Orioles fan 715 is up there with 2131 for me. He will be missed

I seen him play also a couple of times at riverfront Stadium against The Reds

Curt Gowdy's call of hank arron's 715 is my fave hr call of the 70s

Don't take the vaccine.

Totally agree

ABSOLUTELY!!

It's all subjective when comparing acrosd eras. I just like to say he is one of the best of his era but there more to baseball then home runs and that why he is not viewed as a better overall player then Musial and Mays. That era was filled with the best athletes in america at that time. Baseball was king then like football is now

@@anwjuice he was definitely better than musial.

Some may quibble with your calling Roger Maris the single season home run record-holder since he had 8 more games than Babe Ruth.

Barry Bonds has entered the chat..

@@jalmanza08 roids

@@jalmanza08 Nope

@@jalmanza08 Roid kings don’t count.

@@jalmanza08 but got his head stuck in the doorway so had to leave................

Agree, but you know who they are.

@@glst1974 Racists

The ones who know the vax killed him were likely it

Amen to that!!! The true GOAT of baseball.

Racists probably

@Lighthouse in the Storm The man was 5'11" 175lbs.Please don't even insult this legend by asking that.

Cool!! Hope that 44 on your jersey brought you good luck, Tiffany.

Hank Aaron was indeed an amazing player Tiffany, sad day for Baseball.

Yup

Ya beat me to it... but you're right because Mr. Aaron did it on his own natural ability, not with steroids!

Yes

AMEN

All of us, a mother's love...

@@carlosreyes5371 Bigger than that; she knew he'd received death threats, and wanted to protect him

@@lincolnmaceachern2410 Of course...

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@@angelpaige8987 Hammerin' Hank is THE home run King. Barry Bonds is nothing but a fraud.

@@321snoot exactly

@@321snoot yes and he has most runs driven in he was the walking definition of clutch

Shame he took that killer vax recently. Aimed at taking down the elderly & frail. :/

So true

Al Kaline, 4/6, Tom Seaver, 8/31, Lou Brock, 9/6, Bob Gibson, 10/2, Whitey Ford, 10/8, Joe Morgan, 10/11, Phil Nierko, 12/26, Tom Lasorda, 1/7, Don Sutton, 1/18 & Hammerin Hank, 1/22. All were HOFs.

@@jethurley6708 Wow, that's depressing. You're right, of course, but seeing all those names, bummed me out. And now, Hank Aaron. Geez! At least, we still have the 'say hey kid'.

Phil neikro

I aggre

💯

Babe had four years of the best lefthanded pitching numbers of all time. Babe had better numbers than Mariano Rivera for COMPLETE GAMES.... The "name of the game" is runs. Over a 162 game average.... Babe had 141 runs and 143 rbi .... Aaron? 107 runs and 113 rbi .... It doesn't matter if it's walks, doubles, hrs, steals, etc.. It's runs and rbi's. .... Babe was the best. A guy that average 20 wins with a 2.25 era is GUNNING from right field....

@@francus7227 Ok.. This is not to take away from B. Ruth.. No “buts”.. just “and” And Ruth played back when guys worked offseason jobs, and the VAST majority of the world’s pop, let alone the US, even dabbled in athletics themselves (when Ruth grew up). And Ruth sticking out SO much. Not that it wasn’t impressive. Back to “and”… And like that of athletic females, where SUCH a higher% than guys just dabble in athletics, if engage at all… it’s much more common to see females stick out like a Ruth. So it was impressive, AND actually makes sense that an individual stuck out like that. Add G. Mikan of the NBA to the list. The NBA just wasn’t nearly as popular in it’s early days. Long story short. I simply separate Ruth’s days from Aaron’s. There’s no taking away from either. Ruth was indeed a BEAST

@@francus7227 not to be a jerk.. just helping out on “the name of the game” w/ Runs. Yes. For Teams. I don’t demonize. The Runs for a Mantle & other Yanks simply make sense. So do the drawn walks. Ya don’t mind them when you have 5-6 hitters that literally reflect cleanup hitters for other Teams. So many of these “legacy/impact” stats are in relation to NYY players specifically. Again, they simply make sense. I’m not devaluing anything. Let’s look the yrs Babe hit more HRs than Teams. Pick any hitter in front of the Babe. And let’s say I’m in fact 1 of those Teams (or any Team)… So if I’m looking at an avg #2 hitter in front of Babe…. Do ya think it’ll be a wise idea to make a big Trade, or even a Trade/acquisition of that player w/ big plans moving fwd, thinkin’ he’ll give me “the Run production” he had hittin’ before Babe????? And don’t forget Gherig in that mix-match w/ the 3-4 spot. You’re welcome for that. Again, the Runs just make sense. So do all the “drawn walks” for a Mantle as well. The walks make sense on both sides. Sure a post 4th hitter might hit cleanup for my own Team, but I’m sure in many situations it was a better idea to pitch-around Mickey. ;)

You are so right . Wish athletes now would have to watch this . Sadly the athletes now are destroying everything for future generations

I agree! It's all about money and ego nowadays, it's such a shame...

Adversity can make incredible people. Things are different now, but we should never stop building a better tommorow that we won't get to experience.

It just goes to Aaron's immense integrity. He was a class act, through and through.

@@waynej2608 the man almost had every right to be sour and bitter. It just wasn't in him. I'm sure he wasn't perfect, no one is. But every time he spoke you feel the brightness radiating from him.

Great story! Hank’s the one in awe now. Nothing beats Heaven w/Jesus! If He’s your Savior, you can share the same forever.😁 Just invite Him in & repent of your sins. It’s His Free gift to us. No greater love.🎚

for sure

You never saw him play

@@peaceandllov looking at the stats he’s the best righty ever, trout can get close to him

@@gianlucalogan1941 you ain’t gonna mention Pujols or Rodriguez along with trout?

@@Hacksaw_HIM_Thuggin Aaron is better the. pujols and Rodriguez as there careers are over or almost over, but trout still got the chance to do it

The Bonds took the record in 07.....

@ On roids. Doesn’t count for the druggies. Maybe for you, though.

Like that comment,Malcolm X always said that.Stop complaining and start doing.

He didn't go around denying others opportunities due to fear and racism due to the color of their skin like so many others throughout history including today.

Um...he did. As usual certain people just didn't listen.

Nonsense, Henry Aaron was a vocal leader of the Civil Rights Movement; he wasn't a sheep.

YES!!! Pure talent and hard work made him the TRUE home run king - NO steroids necessary! Screw Bonds! He'll always have that * in front of his record, as far as I'm concerned. If there's any justice, Bonds will never be allowed into the Hall of Fame.

He is. Total bliss now.

Fax

Stop it. Bonds is the home run king now. Don't throw shade on a day like this.

Absolutely!!

I'm a Barry Bonds fan myself but at the end of the day the hammer is the man period

@@DaffyDuck007 if Aaron used roids he'd hit over 1,000 hrs so please compare NATURAL talent

even though #3 was never retired, i could easily see #44 being retired, as ridiculous as this country has become.

Nope Babe is having a BEER!

@@hugoramirez9622 or carousing with the ladies

@@justina249 ...or both, plus having a cigar!

@@321snoot wonder if that's where Bill Clinton got his cigar inspiration from...

@@justina249 Hmmm...something to ponder!

We where living the same moment, I was ten and had the same 12 inch black and white tv. Only difference was I had a Cassette recorder going so I could listen to it over and over forever.

Talking about how it looked on the opposite side of the plate.

greatest player of all time

You still found a way to make it about a white man, what does babe ruth have to do with this the man just passed away. Y'all something else smh. Let's keep the subject on hank.

@Truth3. I didn’t see anything in the original post about black or white. You did however.

@@bigcoop3717 yo stupid it was Babe Ruth's record that he was chasing. Pay attention.

I have zero baseball knowledge and i dont know anybody in the MLB from today and from the past But i have a question Do u watch basketball?If u do can u compare him to a basketball legend cuz i wanna know what rep he has in the MLB

@@ArminMuslim about as good as Lebron james

@@ArminMuslim kinda like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. An older legend

@@cerealissoup84 hm i understand thank you

@@cerealissoup84 I mean he is the leader for most points all time. Hank Aaron is TECHNICALLY the home run king. So good comparison

He’s in eternal bliss now.😁

And tommy lasorda

@@williereynolds3113 and Phil Niekro. Braves and Dodgers both having tough year so far.