Before Hank Aaron became a Home Run King, he was a 17 year old kid from a poor town in Alabama who played for one of the last remaining Negro League teams.

A lot of the info for this video came from two books: "I Had a Hammer" by Hank Aaron and "The Real Hank Aaron: An Intimate Look at the Life and Legacy of the Home Run King" by Terrence Moore

The Knoxville News-Sentinel September 30, 1973
Kossuth County Advance March 18, 1974
The Times News September 03, 1972
Argus Leader April 11, 1954
The Weekly Review Jul 25, 1942
The Wichita Eagle Mar 14, 1954
Pensacola News Journal Jun 21, 1973
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