Braves News: Remembering Knucksie

Happy Holidays to everyone!

The 2021 calendar year seems like it has flown by. And while Braves fans certainly have plenty of positives to celebrate this year, yesterday was the one year anniversary of a sad day as the 2020 calendar year came to an end. One year ago yesterday, Braves legend Phil Neikro passed away.

It is still hard to believe that Braves Country lost two of the biggest names in franchise history within a short time of each other in Neikro and Hank Aaron. The connection between Aaron and Neikro is that once Aaron ended his playing days with the Braves in 1974 and before Dale Murphy stepped into the lineup, Neikro was the face of the franchise. A competitive yet awesome…