Hank Aaron, baseball legend, and sports civil rights pioneer, has died at the age of 86

Many daily, commonplace, things that people take for granted, people fought for. In the sports world, LeBron James receives many props, for his social activism. But, there were people like Hank Aaron, paving the way.

Hank Aaron helped break racial barriers, in baseball, along with many others. Not only was Hank Aaron breaking barriers, he also broke records. It was Hank Aaron who was the first to break Babe Ruth’s home-run record.

Last month, Hank Aaron did an interview, where he spoke on his legacy. Disappointment was expressed by him, for not being able to make in-person appearances, due to the pandemic. Now, news has broken of his death, at the age of 86, with no cause of death mentioned.

Source: Kollege Kidd