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[[File:Hank Aaron - Baseball HOF Induction 2013.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|From 1954 to 1976, Hank Aaron held the MLB record for career home runs.]]
[[File:Hank Aaron - Baseball HOF Induction 2013.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|From 1954 to 1976, Hank Aaron held the MLB record for career home runs.]]
'''Hank Aaron''' (born February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021) in [[Mobile, Alabama]] was one of the greatest baseball players ever, and a member of the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]. (He is one of five Baseball Hall of Famers from Mobile; only Chicago and New York City have more.)
'''Hank Aaron''' (born February 5, 1934 in [[Mobile, Alabama]] – died January 22, 2021) was one of the greatest baseball players ever, and a member of the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]. (He is one of five Baseball Hall of Famers from Mobile; only Chicago and New York City have more.)
In April 1974, Aaron hit his 715th home run, breaking [[Babe Ruth]]'s [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) record for the most home runs in a career. Aaron finished his career with 755 home runs, a record which stands to this day among players unsuspected of using performance-enhancing drugs.<ref>In 2007, [[Barry Bonds]] ostensibly surpassed Aaron's career home run record, but the legitimacy of Bonds' performance remains disputed by some and Bonds has not been elected into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]].</ref> Aaron began his professional career in the Negro League, and joined the MLB in 1954.
In April 1974, Aaron hit his 715th home run, breaking [[Babe Ruth]]'s [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) record for the most home runs in a career. Aaron finished his career with 755 home runs, a record which stands to this day among players unsuspected of using performance-enhancing drugs.<ref>In 2007, [[Barry Bonds]] ostensibly surpassed Aaron's career home run record, but the legitimacy of Bonds' performance remains disputed by some and Bonds has not been elected into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]].</ref> Aaron began his professional career in the Negro League, and joined the MLB in 1954.