--- title: Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Gone at 86 description: The legendary baseball Hall of Fame player, Hank Aaron, died at the age of 86. Read about our favorite Hank Aaron stories and collections. image: https://blog.justcollect.com/hubfs/Darcy%20Miller.jpg --- X [--- **Click to Contact Us** ](https://www.justcollect.com/contact-us/) X [# **Contact Us** ](https://www.justcollect.com/contact-us/) Collapse ## [Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Gone at 86](https://blog.justcollect.com/baseball-legend-hank-aaron-gone-at-86) Remembering Hammering Hank - ** January 22, 2021 - ** ![Darcy Miller](https://blog.justcollect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Darcy%20Miller.jpg?width=428&name=Darcy%20Miller.jpg) In more sad news from the baseball world, we lost a true giant of the game; Hank Aaron has died at the age of 86.  We will share a favorite collectable story of Hammerin' Hank. The legendary baseball Hall of Famer, Hank Aaron, has died at the age of 86. We cannot even begin to write about all of the accomplishments Aaron has made both on and off the field, but we will try to honor Hank with our favorite collecting story of his. This blog is sponsored by [**JUST COLLECT **](https://www.justcollect.com/)where we specialize in buying vintage cards, autographs, and collections. If you have any cards or autographs from the GREAT Hank Aaron, we'd always be interested.  [THESE](https://blog.justcollect.com/just-collect-is-ready-to-buy-your-sports-cards) cards are on our BUY LIST. **CAREER HIGHLIGHTS** - 1957 World Series championship - NFL MPV award in 1957 - 25-time All-Star - 3 Gold Gloves (1958-1960) - 2-time Batting Champion (1956 and 1959) - Retired as the all-time home run leader with 755 career home runs **BASEBALL HALL of FAME** Inducted in 1982, Morgan earned election to the HOF on his first try with 97.83% of the votes **FAVORITE STORY - THE FANS THAT RUSHED THE FIELD ON 715** On my [recent trip to the Hall of Fame](https://blog.justcollect.com/you-can-hold-priceless-artifacts-at-the-baseball-hall-of-fame), I learned that after Aaron hit home run number 715 to pass Babe Ruth on April 8th, 1974, the two fans that greeted Hank on his historic trip around the bases still exchanged Christmas Cards with him each year afterwards. Naturally **Cliff Courtenay **and **Britt Gaston **were both fined and spent a few hours in jail; do NOT do what they did.  Hank forgave the fans and became cordial.  Imagine - getting a Christmas card every year from Hank Aaron.     **OUR FAVORITE AARON COLLECTION ** Usually when we receive inquiries about buying or appraising collections, it is from a person that inherited vintage cards from perhaps their parents or grandparents. A call came through one day from a gentleman that that needed an appraisal on a complete 1954 Topps set from their son!  The ol' switcharoo.  With loved the fact that a son bought his dad a set!  Hank Aaron's rookie card is in that very 1954 Topps set. A son and father sharing cards never gets old, and dig that Hank's rookie was involved. Read that full story [here](https://www.justcollect.com/blog/sons-gift-1954-topps-set-banks-aaron/). Our sister company, Vintage Breaks, has a prize up right now on their site of a 1955 Bowman set right [here](https://vintagebreaks.com/index.php).  Click Prize Detail on the Bonus page and you'll see how you could win the whole set of cards with a second-year Hank Aaron, too. If you want to share a Hank Aaron story of your own, please do so; we'd love to hear or read about it. **Plenty of ways to reach out to us:** - (732) 828-2261 - [info@justcollect.com](mailto:info@justcollect.com) - [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/JustCollect) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/JustCollect) - [Hank Aaron](https://blog.justcollect.com/tag/hank-aaron) [Hank Aaron rookie card](https://blog.justcollect.com/tag/hank-aaron-rookie-card) [Hank Aaron Died](https://blog.justcollect.com/tag/hank-aaron-died) ### Search ### Recent Posts [![1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain Rookie and Mickey Mantle Cards Purchased](https://blog.justcollect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Photo%20Jun%2009%202026%2c%2011%2041%2008%20AM.jpg?width=767&name=Photo%20Jun%2009%202026,%2011%2041%2008%20AM.jpg) ](https://blog.justcollect.com/1961-fleer-wilt-chamberlain-rookie-and-mickey-mantle-cards-purchased) [1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain Rookie and Mickey Mantle Cards Purchased](https://blog.justcollect.com/1961-fleer-wilt-chamberlain-rookie-and-mickey-mantle-cards-purchased) [![Stay Steps From the National Card Show: Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O'Hare](https://blog.justcollect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/National-2.jpg?width=767&name=National-2.jpg) ](https://blog.justcollect.com/stay-steps-from-the-national-card-show-hilton-rosemont/chicago-ohare) [Stay Steps From the National Card Show: Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O'Hare](https://blog.justcollect.com/stay-steps-from-the-national-card-show-hilton-rosemont/chicago-ohare) [![Beyond the Cards: Things to Do in Chicago During the National Card Show](https://blog.justcollect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dinner.jpg?width=767&name=Dinner.jpg) ](https://blog.justcollect.com/beyond-the-cards-things-to-do-in-chicago-during-the-national-card-show) [Beyond the Cards: Things to Do in Chicago During the National Card Show](https://blog.justcollect.com/beyond-the-cards-things-to-do-in-chicago-during-the-national-card-show)