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#044 Hank Aaron (Baseball Icon) 1995 Interview

#044 Hank Aaron (Baseball Icon) 1995 Interview

FromThe Tapes Archive


#044 Hank Aaron (Baseball Icon) 1995 Interview

FromThe Tapes Archive

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jan 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A never before published interview with Hank Aaron from 1995.
In the interview, Aaron talks about:

His job at CNN

His involvement with the documentary Chasing the Dream

How much of the film was accurate

How he wants people to remember him

Speaking out on things that are wrong in the world

How people are uncomfortable with the truth

If he was able to enjoy his accomplishments 

If we have made progress on race issues in the United States

The respect he had for Malcolm X

Playing for the Indianapolis Clowns

His humility 

His top salary and current ballplayers salaries

What we have to do to get kids playing baseball

His hunger to play baseball


In this episode, we feature baseball icon, Hank Aaron. At the time of this interview in 1995, Aaron was 61 years old and was promoting the upcoming premiere of the documentary based on his life, “Chasing the Dream.” In the interview, Aaron talks about his hunger to play baseball, the importance of speaking up about wrong in the world, and how he wants to be remembered.
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Released:
Jan 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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