Giving A Man Credit Where Credit Is Due

Henry (Hank) Aaron, (to me) was one man in which I had the pleasure to watch his career and see regularly on television. I loved baseball as a kid and like any American we played the game from sun up to sun down until you couldn't see the ball any more.

Back then ball players were honorable men and just a few ever made it in the news for being a bad boy. Hank Aaron, well, he was just as clean as they get. A fantastic role model and someone America truly needed.

He was very soft spoken humble man who earned his way into the record books. Many to this day still try to take away from his success over Babe Ruth's former home run record but a record is a record, all made to be broken some day.

The days of following in the footsteps of such men and women seem to be scared with infidelity, drugs and cheating. America, (in many ways) has taken a turn for the worse. There's no money in being clean.

One day after the celebration of Martin Luther King's Birthday, what African American inspired you most in your generation? Was it a loved one, a teacher, a sports figure, a politician, a neighbor??????

Henry (Hank) Aaron, if you ever Google your name and come across this article, THANK YOU!