Major League Baseball lost one of its icons Jan. 22 when Hall of Fame slugger Henry ‘Hank’ Aaron died at the age of 86. According to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office Jan. 25, Aaron died from natural causes.
Aaron, from Mobile, Alabama, was a legend in baseball and in all sports. In Milwaukee specifically, his jersey number, 44, has been retired and hung up in the Milwaukee Brewers stadium since 1976.
He began his baseball career when he was 18 years old, helping the Negro Leagues’ Indianapolis Clowns to the World Series championship in 1952.