I did not want Hank Aaron to break the record…..

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I did not want Hank Aaron to break the record…..
I did not want Hank Aaron to break the record…..
I did not want Hank Aaron to break the record…..

Thu, 02/04/2021 - 5:00am

I was 23 years old and a 1st year teacher/coach at my alma mater, Forney High School—APRIL 8, 1974—and I “got the word” that Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves had broken Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record. The only good thing I could think about it at the time ...

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