David Letterman - Hammerin' Hank Aaron

[@Jiltedin2007]

R.I.P.: Hank Aaron - A man with class! The True Home Run King, never cut corners and was always a class act!

[@redfirebird2008]

Hammerin' Hank is pure class. Went through a lot of racist hell and always handled it with grace.

[@jamesanthony5681]

@MANCHESTER UNITED The most important sport in the world is that which is important in the USA! Period! "Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, you're on the air. Go ahead please."

[@jd920841]

Kids today could really learn a lot from him.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@M Try again. There are 195 countries in the world, not 240. Baseball is popular in 100 of the 195. BTW, if you're counting Palestine as a country, you're wrong because it isn't.

[@waldolydecker8118]

@M - what the fugg does the popularity or unpopularity of soccer have to do with this Hank Aaron clip and the original comment that was made, under which you chose to post this soccer bull? Soccer will never be #1 in the USA and soccer will never overtake baseball in popularity in the USA. Neither of those will ever happen. Now, put that in your soccer shoe and kick yourself with it.

[@travlishallingquest5719]

@@sergeantmasson3669 The dude comments on anything baseball related with the same response. I guess the sport lives rent free in his head.

[@alfae.torrescastillo1636]

The real HR king, all my respect for this man.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

He's in the MLB HOF and the "juiced" home run hitters are not and never will be. FACT: Hank Aaron still holds the most MLB home runs record.

[@NortonsNestMonthly]

Thanks for posting this and yes, Hank Aaron is the true home run king.

[@billycausgrove9657]

The real Home Run king

[@edwardklintworth2004]

Absolutely 👍

[@alanjones8486]

I agree as well. 100%

[@havensinclair3832]

Not barry. Barry is a fraud.

[@arturrofi5933]

Yeah but he has no problem with people taking Steroids and still going in hall of fame. What did Aaron cheat at to be ok with present players cheating the game? It doesn’t make sense to hear a hall of famer not having a problem with other player cheating the game.

[@monicacubberly-early1901]

Thank you so much for sharing the special moments with such a classy and special person on and off the field. So much to learn from such a wonderful man. God bless from Patrick

[@ronfowlermusic]

He is such a kind man. It's gonna be a very, very sad day for America when Henry Aaron is gone. He approached the game, and life, with dignity and grace. 2 best players of all time - Hank Aaron and Willie Mays.

[@charlesmyers3651]

Sorry Willie Mays played in a bigger media town and had more publicity. He was good but others were better. The Hammer will always be number 1 in my opinion.

[@ronfowlermusic]

@@charlesmyers3651 I love em both.

[@michaelderyder426]

How right you were good sir.

[@38ddkelly]

Hey look! David Letterman is talking to the REAL all-time home run king! Cool!

[@madcat5965]

:) it's good to see people who get it.

[@glennsteinmetz1532]

Josh Gibson?

[@jsm530]

Glenn Steinmetz Hank Aaron dumbass.

[@waynej2608]

Exactly, my sentiments.

[@josephfuller7008]

I miss him. I met him and didn’t have a pen and paper by the time I got them he was gone.

[@dannymccorkle6213]

R.I.P Hammerin' Hank. What a class act he was.

[@steveorules3972]

What a great man. R.I.P. legend.

[@mauriciobeltre14]

What a legend Hank is. Love his laughter!!

[@seanbush5056]

What a gift Henry Aaron was. His brilliance as a ballplayer is staggering, but even more so, he was just an amazing human being.

[@im4our312]

AND THEY THREATENED THIS MAN'S LIFE , HANK AARON IS A MAN .

[@Waachiye]

Loved the 'Say Hey' kid, but Mr. Henry Louis Aaron is still to this day, my most favorite baseball player of All-Time. God bless ya, Hank.

[@hhscadets0925]

God bless Hank Aaron.

[@bigeric1030]

M. L. Have you read his autobiography, “I Had A Hammer”? Unbelievable the amount of stuff not only he had to deal with, but his wife, children, and parents as well. The fact that he didn’t completely fold and fade shows his true character and grit.

[@deneenjeffries2768]

RIP Mr Aaron your interviews were always a lot of fun.

[@mattrapp3044]

Pure class I could listen to him tell stories all day!

[@tracymiller1149]

When I was a kid I idolized him because of what he could do on the field. After I grew up, read his book, watched interviews, I idolized him as a human being. He is funny, charming, and he is just classy.

[@timcarroll490]

Bless you Hank and Dave

[@LinkRocks]

I had the honor of meeting Mr. Aaron and he was nothing but class. He didn't seem like a larger than life figure, even though he was, because he would speak to you as if you were a friend. It was like a dream standing in the same room as him.

[@jody808]

it's amazing the things he went through when he broke this record

[@LinkRocks]

And he never complained or gave credence to the hate. I'm sure it was painful for him and his family, but he didn't let it affect his job. He was a true gentlemen and the game is better for having him in it.

[@lancehurley9743]

RIP Hammerin’ Hank...The REAL Home Run King...

[@robert52354]

Who here after he died 😢

[@andrewnunez5680]

What an amazing human being.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

By far one of the nicest guys in MLB, on and off the field.

[@TheAlain005]

I am very happy to know that there will be a movie about HANK AARON.Here's a sports hero that never disapointed.A class act.

[@vincenthuying98]

Thanks Hank for your run, as a slugger and as a beautiful human being!

[@mindeloman]

Hank was right. The game needed to be shortened, and i'm glad the MLB went to a pitch clock. The average length of the game is 2:40 now.

[@leafyutube]

This is pure gold. Living baseball legend.

[@SuperStrik9]

Really cool of Hank to give Dave his rookie card plus Dave's own custom card.

[@MrAlsfan5]

One of the greatest of all time.

[@derekmtheriault]

Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 - January 22, 2021), My condolences to all of his friends and family. He was the recipient of death threats and a large assortment of hate mail during the 1973-1974 offseason from people who did not want to see Aaron break Ruth's nearly sacrosanct home run record. The threats extended to those providing positive press coverage of Aaron. WIKi

[@buddmannable]

Bad Henry. THIS is the Home Run King - not Mr. Roids. Class personified.

[@samiam9008]

The REAL HR king

[@WorldwideWyatt]

He was a real gem. Rest in peace, Hammer

[@laureanoali2185]

Hank has a HR of a smile😊 GOAT

[@buddmannable]

Barry Bonds Home Run King???? Bullshit. Here is the real Home Run King. No roids, no body armor and one in the ear if you crowded the plate. A class act and a true gentleman who displayed nothing but elequence and grace even during a time when most of white America wanted him to fail. As a 50 plus year fan Mr. Aaron you are one of my idols. Thank you.

[@psmguy63]

My wife and I only stay typically 4 or 5 innings on most inconsequential games. They do linger. Now at Fenway, the 8th for Sweet Caroline .. so good, so good, so good.

[@PhukIT1865]

♥ Hank Aaron. You were the best, you are missed as a man and oh yeah your accomplishments

[@seanfitzpatrick4730]

In the top 10 baseball players of all time and a beautiful man pure class

[@markinnes4264]

What a nice guy! Hank is a great man!

[@ogrebattle22763]

Hank Aaron ------- one of the greatest ever.....

[@tfderpin]

The classiest

[@angiedelacruz4981]

Letterman.....Always a class act

[@PeckerComics]

God bless Henry Aaron

[@joeomalley1969]

R.I.P

[@mattcox3373]

Hank was such a national treasure

[@garyjones1287]

Hank Aaron and Willie May's you can't get any better Hands Down 💯💯💫💫

[@flewggle]

In 2020 Hank Aarons till holds the home run record. Period with no asterisks or footnotes.

[@tomcloss9764]

Yup!

[@liamg2271]

Boy I wish our spoiled little athletes were more like Hank. What a total class act.

[@mnamhie]

What a classy, humble, good natured man the great Henry Aaron was. I wish more professional athletes today were like him. Today if someone hits a home run, they’re all puffed up, braggadocious and arrogant. Take a life lesson from Hammerin’ Hank.

[@havensinclair3832]

The goat

[@manuelmarquez2514]

The true home run king.

[@lynntempleton9640]

I miss Dave Letterman so much.......

[@samartist9319]

The 'True Home run king! Class act!

[@alexburky9124]

Real home run king.

[@philipsims4566]

Hands down the greatest hitter of our time the Hammer.

[@teddylopez509]

Why the hell do they leave out the part where Hank says Mickey Mantle would have been the greatest had he not got hurt so much? Come on man, I saw the particular show. MICKEY MANTLES' BIGGEST FAN.

[@BRuane-pw6xq]

A great American , a man of class. I met Hank once , he spoke at my Company s meeting. He told me Curt Simmons was the toughest Pitcher he faced not Gibson, Koufax or Marichal. Simmons was a soft tossing left hander.

[@elibutton]

Rest in Peace Hank

[@bosanac01]

@jody808 He deserves every bit of it. Did it all at 170-180, no steroids and plus he's a great man.

[@LisaSummerlin]

R.I.P. Hank. ❤️

[@nickziegler73]

He never cheated. Absolute class.

[@standerson6602]

Henry Aaron and Willie Mays. One of these men is the second greatest player from Alabama.

[@sniper5880]

Hank and Mays are the 2 best baseball players of all time

[@teddylopez509]

They can both thank God Mickey didn't take care of himself and, got hurt too much. Mays himself admitted Mickey had more power and speed than him, that he thought he could do some things better than Mickey. But still the ham Mays didn't mention that Mickey had 15 operations all over his body by the time he called it quits and, he[Mays[ was mostly heatlhy. Mickry even grounded into fewer double plays and, ended up with a higher base stealing pct 80pct to 77 pct though Mickey had 7 operations on both knees. You gotta be kidding, Mantle was beyound anybody. Gee how funny how they left out when Hank Mickey was better than he and, Mays. It stinks. Get real man! MICKEY MANTLES' BIGGEST FAN.

[@kencummings953]

Stephen Mantle had more physical talent than any baseball player who ever lived. It wasn't his injuries or lifestyle that prevented him from reaching Aaron and May's numbers, it was his strikeouts. He cuts his career strikeouts in half and his numbers blow right past Hank or Willie or anyone else of his era.

[@UFOsAreRealArea51]

​@@teddylopez509ok, mickey mantle is the better player we get it. You've said this several times already in different replies. Get some counseling for this, man.

[@jeromejohnson8671]

RIP Mr Aaron

[@boskey10]

IMO hes the real home run king.He had Dedication,talent and most important heart which today athlete's are lacking all they care about is their bank account and what their salary is going to be the following years.

[@vivalasvegas2090]

National league all star outfielders Hank Aaron,Willie Mays,Roberto Clemente no wonder the National League won 19 out of 20 during one stretch.

[@andrewsteele604]

Dave really likes Hammerin’ Hank, even though he’s a Reds fan...Go Braves!

[@Thefvkingoat]

chop on

[@waynej2608]

Aaron transcends team preference. I'm a lifelong Yankees fan, and think Hank is great. R.I.P.

[@andrewsteele604]

@@waynej2608 may he RIP. What a legend

[@Sevcrow]

Aaron is a class act

[@michaelhorner4011]

Hank had really strong hands and wrist ... he was very strong for his size !

[@michaelfitzgerald3467]

Is he any relation to Hankerin' Ham?

[@media4401]

10 years later and it hasn't gotten any better baseball games are almost reaching an average of 4 hours.

[@br5448]

A hero. And I don't like baseball. Or racists. Beautiful man.

[@blotto85]

WOW he gave him a 1954 rookie card! That's worth around $3000

[@derekmtheriault]

Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 - January 22, 2021), My condolences to all of his friends and family. He was the recipient of death threats and a large assortment of hate mail during the 1973-1974 offseason from people who did not want to see Aaron break Ruth's nearly sacrosanct home run record. The threats extended to those providing positive press coverage of Aaron. WIKi

[@drewhunkins7192]

Imagine if Aaron, Mays and Ted Williams took juice like Bond?! Aaron would've came close to hitting 1,000 HRs, same with Mays. Williams would've had a few more .400 seasons after he was the last man to hit .400. Three greatest hitters of all-time (post 1940): I have a three way tie between Mays, Aaron and Ted Williams.

[@christopheredwards788]

RIP Hank Aaron😞

[@jayherzog7683]

What a great and decent man.

[@charlessmith263]

There was big-league ball. Then the fireworks afterward with that sport. Then there was Henry Aaron's 715th home run blast--and imagine the fireworks over Fulton County stadium being so loud on that April 8 1974 milestone, you think the shock waves from the explosive concussions in the air can go as far as Chicago, where Comiskey Park was, that had its fireworks too. Ha ha ha ha! Just kidding!

[@myawesomelife9269]

The best baseball player to ever have played, next to Lou Gehrig.

[@jonathanwebb3024]

Wish he could have seen the pitch clock

[@drbonesshow1]

I wonder if he hammered his Hank.

[@Jake21128]

Imo the 3 Greatest Players Of All Time. Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr. (Ik The Kid Might make some Of U confused But He Batted .290 in his Career, Hit 630 Homeruns Without Steroids IN THE STEROID Era Where All The Pitchers Were On Roids, And He’s One Of The Greatest If Not the Greatest Fielder Of All Time.

[@Jacobthekid28]

Bonds was better than Ken Griffey Jr. in my opinion, even though he isn't the Homerun king.

[@donnelladams8362]

@@Jacobthekid28 Griffey was the better defensive player

[@Jacobthekid28]

@@donnelladams8362 Better than Bonds?

[@davidmack7298]

A better man than a hitter

[@danthomas9170]

Henry Aaron played over 20 seasons in the big leagues and never once struck out 100 times. You could count him to play every single game, bat .300 with 40 home runs and knock in 100 runs every single year, and you knew he was going to field his position. He doesn't get hardly any credit as a fielder because he wasn't as flashy as Willie Mays or Roberto Clemente, but he played Right Field with speed and range and a strong, accurate throwing arm - he actually finished his career with more outfield assists than the great Willie Mays in roughly the same amount of games. Consistent, durable, reliable, and clutch - I would argue that he, and not Mays, was the MVP of his era and maybe of all-time. Also, I've read his book "I had a Hammer" which I would recommend anyone to read, sports fan or not sports fan. In it, there are some of the letters he received, and let me tell you it's a fucking tragedy and an embarrassment and I can also say that no player, not Bonds, not Roger Maris, has been under the kind of pressure that he faced except possibly the great Jackie Robinson.

[@emiliahister5842]

Maris' life was threatened when he got close, just like Henry's was. They were unrelenting to Roger that year.

[@abelincoln5698]

From a pure fan PoV I always point out the speed with which his homeruns and hits travelled off the bat. I've still never seen anyone who could match it. His bat speed was unbelievable

[@vivalasvegas2090]

Classy man

[@joseanthompson9069]

R.I.P HANK KING AARON

[@jmua8450]

Still the King!!

[@saintr3394]

at any time Hank could have just given up on the game and the social issues of those times. i do believe he reached that point the year he retired...

[@johnschuh8616]

Like to compare Aaron and Musial. About the same size. About the same temperament, too.

[@hamptonbrown1765]

RIP King

[@stoogefollower7993]

800 more games.Not fair.

[@TheBatugan77]

Shut up.

[@donnelladams8362]

Stooge did they add 800 more games just for Aaron or did Aaron's body just hold up longer than Ruth's? Stop with the nonsense he played longer and hit more home runs, so get over it.

[@paul353]

RIP

[@Scott-ly2nk]

A very quite and humble man who went though a lot of bullshit in the race thing

[@TheJ4jacks]

they showed it yedstrday i was about to watch it but i fell asleep and my friends at my school are doing a project on black history month and today at my school we had an asselmbly

[@NathanLJustice]

American Hero

[@jimbertido7762]

Pitch Clock.

[@zyxwut321]

How special. That is all.