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Gov. Evers declares Feb. 5, 2021 as Hank Aaron Day in Wisconsin

By FOX6 News Digital Team
Published  February 5, 2021 5:45pm CST
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Hank Aaron (Photo by Pouya Dianat/Atlanta Braves)

MILWAUKEE - Gov. Tony Evers on Friday declared Feb. 5, 2021 as Hank Aaron Day in Wisconsin -- honoring what would have been Aaron's 87th birthday. 

Aaron died in Georgia on Jan. 22. The former Milwaukee Braves slugger and Hall of Fame major-leaguer left a lasting impact on the Greater Milwaukee community and also lived on the state's western banks as a member of the minor league Eau Claire Bears.

Aaron was a member of the World Series-winning 1957 Braves -- to date, the city's only World Series championship. He hit his then-record-setting 755th home run in Milwaukee County Stadium in 1976 as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers.

In 1988, Aaron was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.

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