Who was? HANK AARON

Sports legend Hank Aaron has died at age 86. The baseball hall-of-famer, who broke Babe Ruth's home run record, is being remembered for his skill and his perseverance in the face of hate.

Hall of Famer Josh Gibson is the new MLB all-time hitting leader now that the league has decided to include Negro Leagues stats in its official historical database. (Scripps News)

Span of the large crowd at stadium/ playing the game / stadium crowd in the sun / Sandy Koufax pitches / Brooks Robinson batting, sends fly ball to Hank Aaron in left field / CU of the scoreboard / lot of audience walking off bleachers...

Title: "Paramount News Sports Features" / CU program cover "1955 All-Star Game" / PAN Milwaukee County Stadium with players of National and American League teams lined up on field / ZI crowd in stands / LS National League team running...

Highlights from the baseball game feature hank Aaron's team in Holland.

1. vs of the gates and people coming in2. vs of Aaron coming out and waving to crowd wearing a Netherlands team shirt3. vs of Aaron in dug out4. vs of the game...

U.S. President Barack Obama paid tribute Wednesday to former President John F. Kennedy's legacy, joining former President Bill Clinton to lay a wreath at Kennedy's grave and presenting a freedom medal that...

Hank Aaron at the The Harold Pump Foundation 10th Annual Gala at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

Hank Aaron at the '42' Los Angeles Premiere. Hank Aaron at the '42' Los Angeles Premiere. at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 09, 2013 in Hollywood, California (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)

Hank Aaron at the '42' Los Angeles Premiere. Hank Aaron at the '42' Los Angeles Premiere. at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 09, 2013 in Hollywood, California (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)

Hank Aaron at the '42' Los Angeles Premiere. Hank Aaron at the '42' Los Angeles Premiere. at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 09, 2013 in Hollywood, California (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)

Hank Aaron & Billye Aaron arrive at the 42 After Party in Holllywood, 04/09/13 (Getty Images Entertainment Video)

Hank Aaron at 'The Butler' New York Premiere in New York, NY, on 8/5/13. (Getty Images Entertainment Video)

Hank Aaron at 'The Butler' New York Premiere in New York, NY, on 8/5/13. (Getty Images Entertainment Video)

EVENT CAPSULE CLEAN - 'The Butler' New York Premiere. EVENT CAPSULE CLEAN - 'The Butler' New York at Ziegfeld Theatre on August 05, 2013 in New York, New York (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)

Hank Aaron at 'The Butler' New York Premiere in New York, NY, on 8/5/13. (Getty Images Entertainment Video)

Hank Aaron, Chasing the Dream Premiere at the 'Hank Aaron, Chasing the Dream' Premiere on April 10, 1995. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)

Robert Wuhl at the 'Hank Aaron, Chasing the Dream' Premiere on April 10, 1995. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)

Hank Aaron at the 'Hank Aaron, Chasing the Dream' Premiere on April 10, 1995. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)

Forrest Hill Academy was originally named after a Ku Klux Klan leader.

Three Emory University baseball players set out to explore the history of the sport's legends last year.

They didn't expect to find a connection between themselves and names like Hank Aaron, Ernie...

Former Major League Baseball icon and former Atlanta Braves slugger Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron was honored by Atlanta Technical College on his 86th birthday Wednesday.

HEADLINE: Bonds' 756th HR ball headed for Cooperstown*

CAPTION: The ball that Barry Bonds hit to break Hank Aaron's all-time home run record is headed to Cooperstown, with an asterisk. That's the result of a...

Former Major League baseball icon and former Atlanta Braves slugger Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron was honored by Atlanta Technical College on his 86th birthday Wednesday.