Great ball player and great man. Not only was he one of the greatest of all time he did it in a time when a black athlete's success was vilified many ballparks, he was regularly subjected to death threats. A life well lived. RIP.
I'm a lifelong dodger fan. I was glued to the TV watching to see Aaron hit #715 against my team. As soon as Downing threw the pitch and you saw Aaron swing you knew it was the record. He was a great ballplayer and a classy man. Wish more of today's ball players were like him.
While his baseball exploits are legendary, I would argue his off-field accomplishments are at least as valuable if not more so in showing to move forward in peace. He was able to endear himself to everyone without boisterous rhetoric or a hint of violence. Anyone who can do that is a true hero in my book.
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