The photo of Hank Aaron’s record-breaking home run in 1974 is so literally iconic it hangs in the Baseball Hall of Fame: the Hammer running the bases while two teens who sneaked onto the field congratulate him. It’s one of many historic moments captured by metro Atlanta photographer Ron Sherman in more than a half-century […]
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APS recognizes baseball hall-of-famer by renaming academy
The school was previously named after Confederate General and Ku Klux Klan leader Bedford Forrest. By Allison Joyner On Wednesday, Atlanta Public Schools (APS) took another step to further distance its institutions from honoring problematic historical figures. The former Forrest Hill Academy — named after the Confederate General and Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Sen. Warnock speaks to Atlanta Rotary
The Atlanta Jazz Festival is this weekend, which promises two fun-filled days for any music lover. Whether you want to visit Piedmont Park in person or tune in from your couch, all your listening needs will be covered. Visit their website to check out the schedule, and those who want to attend virtually can stream […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta Public School gets new name, an ode to Hank Aaron
On April 15, 1964, construction began on the Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. chose a 62-acre site near downtown and converted it into a major league sports arena with a price tag of $18 million. The city convinced the Milwaukee Braves to move and become the Atlanta Braves as we know them […]
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Hank Aaron the businessman: Another way of remembering the home-run slugger
The former Braves player died Friday at age 86 By Allison Joyner A friend to most, but a legend to us all, Henry “Hank” Aaron passed away, but his legacy of inclusivity and compassion will live on. “I hope that the home run is not the only thing that people or anybody for that matter […]
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GSU baseball field to honor Hank Aaron where history was made
It was high on Hank Aaron’s “to do” list – to hear about Georgia State University’s plan for a baseball park that would include a tribute to the baseball legend.
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Commentary: Atlanta wins dispute over Hank Aaron statue
When the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority announced a deal to sell the 67-acre Turner Field property, it chose to make the announcement next to the statue of Hank Aaron hitting his 715th home run.
Although the Atlanta Braves will be moving to Cobb County after this season, the Hank Aaron statue will remain in the city.
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Commentary: Hank Aaron statue dispute getting ‘absurd’
Original Story on WABE by Maria Saporta Update: The Braves back down and say the Hank Aaron statue will stay in Atlanta. Read Maria’s report HERE Absurd. That’s how I’d describe the custody battle over the statue of Hank Aaron hitting his 715th home run. Hank Aaron means so much to Atlanta and the Braves. The dispute […]
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Atlanta Braves back down saying the Hank Aaron Statue is staying in Atlanta
After more than a year of trying to lay claim to the historic Hank Aaron Statue and seeking to move it to its new ballpark in Cobb County, the Atlanta Braves now say the monument can stay in Atlanta.
In a statement released late Friday, the Braves called the fight over the statue “divisive” and not in the spirit of the Homerun King himself.
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Braves say there’s no agreement on Aaron statue, but Bottoms releases emails saying otherwise
The plot thickens.
After Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that the iconic Hank Aaron Statue would be staying in Atlanta based on a agreement she had reached with the Atlanta Braves, a spokeswoman for the baseball teams said that wasn’t true.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms: Hank Aaron Statue to stay in Atlanta
The iconic Hank Aaron Statue of the homerun legend’s hitting No. 715 to break Babe Ruth’s record will stay in the City of Atlanta, according to Keisha Lance Bottoms, executive director of the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority.
The statue will remain at Turner Field, and it will not be moved to Cobb County to become part of the Atlanta Braves’ new stadium.
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Hank Aaron’s Moment was the day he nearly quit playing professional baseball as an 18-year-old
By Chris Schroder
If Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron had not taken a Moment in 1952 to walk off the baseball field and take a long-distance call from his brother, Major League Baseball would have missed the humble and charming reign of its home run king.
“I wasn’t just homesick,” Hank said. “I was homesick,” he told us when we filmed his Moment two weeks ago at the Turner Field’s 755 Club. “I wanted to see my mother and go home to my brothers and sisters – I had never been away from home that long,” he said. “I was about to cash the few pennies I had in to go home because I just didn’t feel like I was wanted.”
