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‘’HAMMER’’ HITS 500 ON THIS DAY IN 1968

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Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron turned 81 on February 5.

During his days in Atlanta, Hank Aaron reached a number of milestones;
he was only the eighth player ever to hit 500 career home runs, with his
500th coming against Mike McCormick of the San Francisco Giants on
July 14, 1968, exactly one year after former Milwaukee Braves teammate
Eddie Mathews had hit his 500th. Aaron was, at the time, the second-
youngest player to reach that plateau.

Since his retirement, Aaron has held front office roles with the Atlanta
Braves. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982
and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002.

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‘’CLYDE THE GLIDE’’ IS 53 YEARS OLD TODAY


Clyde Austin Drexler was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Hall of Fame guard/forward Clyde Drexler won an Olympic gold medal with the
legendary Dream Team in 1992. He was selected to 10 NBA All-Star games as
a member of the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets and won an NBA
Championship with the Rockets in 1995.


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LEGENDARY BASEBALL PLAYER IS 90 TODAY

 
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

Berra is a 18-time MLB All-Star catcher and 3-time American League MVP
who won 10 World Series Championships with the New York Yankees. He
was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in a voting of
fans in 1999.

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BASEBALL GREAT BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1910

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Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974)

Dizzy Dean was a four-time MLB All-Star for the St. Louis Cardinals,
Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Browns; he helped lead the Cardinals
to a World Series title in 1934 and was named 1934 National League
MVP after going 30–7 with a 2.66 ERA.

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FORMER TRAIL BLAZER IS 52 TODAY

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Clyde Austin Drexler

Drexler is a Hall of Fame guard/forward known as Clyde “The Glide”. He 
won an Olympic gold medal with the legendary Dream Team in 1992; was
selected to 10 NBA All-Star games as a member of the Portland Trail
Blazers and Houston Rockets and won an NBA Championship with the
Rockets in 1995. In his best season came in 1992 with Portland; he
finished second in MVP voting behind the legendary Michael Jordan.

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