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Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron

Updated Mar 25, 2024
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Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron
Henry Aaron at the beginning of his career in 1952
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Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron
Hank's parents were Herbert Aaron Sr. and Estella (Pritchett) Aaron and he had 7 siblings: Tommie, one of his brothers, also played baseball in the Major Leagues. Because their family was poor, they played baseball by "hitting bottle caps with sticks" when they were young. It sure paid off! He first tried out for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949, at age 15. He didn't make the team so he returned to high school but he played on Negro league teams while still in school. After school, Hank first played on the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League but then signed with the Atlanta Braves (MLB) in 1952 and thus began a storied career in baseball. (Read his NY TImes obituary which contains extensive information about his career: NY Times Obituary - Feb 1 2021) In 1953 Hank (known to family and friends as Henry), married Barbara Lucas. They had 5 children (Gary, Lary, Dorinda, Gaile, and Hank Jr.) and they divorced in 1971. On November 13, 1973, he married Billye Suber Williams with whom he fathered one child, Ceci, who was Billye's from a previous marriage.
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