Mr. October was great; Jerry West, John Riggins and Willie McCovey were real good; Hank Aaron was the BEST professional athlete to wear the number 44. Hank, of course, is the all-time MLB leader in home runs with 755, since 1974 (as of 2006.) Some more of Hank's qualifying statistics:
- 1956 and 1959 League Leader in batting average
- 1957, 1963, 1966, 1967 League Leader in home runs
- 1957, 1960, 1963 and 1966 League Leader in rbi
- 1957 MVP
- All-Star from 1954 - 1976
- .305 career batting average
- .364 career World Series batting average
- 2,297 career rbi
Did you know.....Hank's brother Tommie played professional baseball for the Braves as well? (photo courtesy wikipedia.com)
I totally agree. Hank is the man.
ReplyDeletegosh if it wasnt hank i would argue cuz jim brown made 44 the number for great cuse running backs just like #1 for michigan receivers... but off of legacy alone its hands down hank
ReplyDeleteno love for john riggins here
ReplyDeleteif hank was not 44 this would have to be riggens
ReplyDeleteHank Aaron. Then, Jim Brown, Jerry West, then Reggie Jackson.
ReplyDeleteHank 1st, then Jerry West, Pistol Pete, then Reggie.
ReplyDeleteHands down
ReplyDeleteAlthough Reggie was big in big games
jim brown hands down.one of the top 5 athletes ever.
ReplyDeletealso great at thowin byotches offa balconies
ReplyDeleteHammerin' Hank deserves this spot. Greatness comes from adversity, and Hank had his share. He received death threats and faced adverse societal pressures to become the true home run king.
ReplyDeleteTo me, his head still wears the home run crown.
Hammerin' Hank deserves this spot. Greatness comes from adversity, and Hank had his share. He received death threats and faced adverse societal pressures to become the true home run king.
ReplyDeleteTo me, his head still wears the home run crown.
Hammerin' Hank deserves this spot. Greatness comes from adversity, and Hank had his share. He received death threats and faced adverse societal pressures to become the true home run king.
ReplyDeleteTo me, his head still wears the home run crown.
Yo, knuckleheads: Jim Brown wore 44 in college. He wore #32 in the pros.
ReplyDeleteGayle Sayers....I'd say behind hank and jim brown (although he doesn't count because it was in college).
ReplyDeleteGale sayers wore #40
ReplyDeleteThis has to be one of the toughest ones, next to number 4. Hank or Jim Brown? Can't go wrong either way, but Brown was completely dominant, and Hank was just great for a very long time.
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