BHB: Hank Aaron

Hank Aaron wrote an autobiography called I Had a ________ in 1999. 

Hank Aaron went pro in 1951 when signed to the Negro American League team, the Indianapolis _______.

Nickname was "Hammerin' Hank" because of the high #s of home-runs & RBIs.

Hank Aaron was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in _______.

Segregation in major league baseball was referred to as the ______, which Jackie Robinson broke in 1945.

Hank Aaron decided to become a MLB player after hearing a speech by ___________ when he was 14. 

The famous boxer ____________ once said that Hank Aaron was, "The only man I idolize more than myself." 

Hank Aaron won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor a citizen can be awarded in 2002.

Signature on Braves jersey on display at the Smithsonian Museum of African Am. History & Culture

When segregated, black & non-white players were not allowed to play on the same team as white players.