Another legend has passed: Hank Aaron

[HOF Auto Rookies]

F these last 24 months. Regret never getting a chance to shake his hand. RIP to one of the greatest ever.

[packs]

RIP Hank

[dio]

RIP home run king. he's one of my favorite player to collect besides mantle.

[LincolnVT]

What a great player he was.

[icollectDCsports]

This is a real kick in the gut. Awful news. RIP, HR King.

[scooter729]

Truly a legend for many reasons. RIP....

[mainemule]

This hits hard, really hard. The other legends who've recently died were the best of the best. Hank was baseball royalty. This is so sad....😥😥

[Kenny Cole]

This one really hurts. It seems like we've lost more legends these last couple of years than I can ever remember happening before. RIP Mr. Aaron. I loved watching you play.

[jayshum]

RIP Hank. Amazing what a rough past 10 or so months it has been with losing HoFers. Has there ever been a stretch like this before where so many passed away in this short a time period?

[Case12]

I grew up in Atlanta. Hank was a lot like a Jackie Robinson to the South. Loved and hated. Over the years he emerged as a legend. The true home run king.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I think Joe Adcock said it. Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak a sunrise past a rooster.

[sdimag]

Baseball’s TRUE home run King! Where were you when Hank broke The Babes record? I was a 14 year old watching in mom and dad’s front room. Remember Bill Buckner in left field climbing the fence as Tom House caught the ball! One of the greatest sports moments in my lifetime! RIP Henry. Thanks for all you did for baseball!

[egri]

Originally Posted by jayshum

RIP Hank. Amazing what a rough past 10 or so months it has been with losing HoFers. Has there ever been a stretch like this before where so many passed away in this short a time period?

One of the other members here did a study of HoFer deaths by year recently, and last year tied 1972 as the worst year, so I don't think there's ever been a stretch like the past 13 months.