Happy 85th Birthday to Hall of Famer Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron. Art by Gary Thomas. #HankAaron #HenryLouisAaron #HammeringHank #BlackHistoryMonth #AfricanAmericanStudies #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackStudies #BlackHistory #MilwaukeeBraves #AtlantaBraves #MilwaukeeBrewers #NationalBaseballHallofFame #HallofFamer #BaseballHistory #HistoriaDelBeisbol #Baseball #Beisbol #BaseballSisco https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgdXHVAgIA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17tjnl5103qpe

On this day in U.S. Sports History: On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s home run record. Since this day, the magic number to beat remains 715. READ MORE...

Coming back with a legend to set the tone! #hankaaron #hammeringhank #legend #homerrunking 755 career home runs, 25 #allstar selection, 6856 career total bases, 3771 career Hits!!! (at Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaIxkGtLWFg/?utm_medium=tumblr

Some interesting fun with #numerology. Hank Aaron wore #44 and hit 44 homeruns 4 times. He hit #715 off of the Dodgers Al Downing, #44. #MLB #HammeringHank #HomerunKing https://www.instagram.com/p/CTdrIi6sxdRy7ivU6eQ7go4D0TpY1HraHuv08c0/?utm_medium=tumblr

Legendary. HAMMERING Hank Aaron. You could do it all. Homerun king. Rest easy sir. #rip #hankaaron #hammeringhank #legendary (at Las Vegas, Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKXNej8h1C7/?igshid=1bm69d3m239tw

If you grew up playing baseball like myself, chances are you were one of maybe three black kids on the team. Baseball is my favorite sport, and Henry Aaron is the without a doubt the King of baseball. May he forever bat with a full count! • • • #baseball #thehammer #hammeringhank #homerun #homerunking https://www.instagram.com/p/CKW6P5Mn9JI/?igshid=eo3jp5np06q2

Heartbreaking 💔 My love of baseball began in the Hank Aaron era. I remember sitting on the blue & green shag carpet in the living room watching him, on the console TV, break the home run record. He will be missed in Atlanta! #755always #HammeringHank #44 #AtlantaBraves (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKWlyGSlvknC6pVlCs8edGySP6fxud85WBHfS00/?igshid=1j17k6q6cq1zf

45 years ago I was laying on the blue & green shag carpet in the living room, watching Channel 17, on the console TV as Hammering Hank Aaron hit #715 in Atlanta Stadium ⚾🧢🏟️ #HammeringHank #715 #HomeRunKing👑 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv_qO0clvNP9qFN6nH5BiSmUdaFXEeJcR7f-YQ0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1y2nkyfpak8x0