Check all the awards won and nominated for by Hank Aaron - Presidential Medal of Freedom (2002) , People's Choice Award for Favorite Sports Figure (1975) , National League Most Valuable Player Award (1957) and more awards. Your votes for the 2014 Hank Aaron Award, given to the top offensive player in each League, will be counted alongside those of a special panel of Hall of Famers. The Hank Aaron Award was introduced in 1999 to honor the 25th Anniversary of Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record. Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. On August 1, 1982, Hank Aaron was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame receiving 97.8 percent of the ballots cast. 2013 Hank Aaron Award. Henry Louis Aaron is a longtime supporter of civil rights organizations such as the NAACP. The Atlanta Braves said Aaron died peacefully in his sleep. https://www.grunge.com/321934/the-untold-truth-of-hank-aaron It was the first major award to be introduced in more than thirty years and it recognizes the best overall hitter in each league. No cause of death was given. In 1999, major league baseball created the Hank Aaron Award, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Aaron's surpassing of Babe Ruth's career home run mark of 714 home runs and to honor Aaron's contributions to baseball. Hank Aaron Award. He was 86. Aaron returned that love, too, paying tribute annually to the players who won the award that bears his name, which since 1999 honors the game’s most prolific hitter. Henry “Hank” Aaron is the recipient of the 2020 Stan Musial Lifetime Achievement Award for Sportsmanship, the pinnacle honor bestowed at the Musial Awards. The award is given annually to the baseball hitters voted the most effective in each respective league. Award: Select One MVP Cy Young Rookie of the Year Manager of the Year Gold Glove Silver Slugger ALCS MVP NLCS MVP World Series MVP Hank Aaron Award Roberto Clemente Award Relief Man Award All … ATLANTA (AP) — A timeline of Hank Aaron’s life and career: 1957 — Earns his only NL MVP award, leading the league with 44 homers and 132 RBIs while batting .322. 2014 Hank Aaron Award. (AP Photo/Joe Holloway, Jr., File) He co-founded with his wife, educator Billye, the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation to help children develop their potential. It recognizes an iconic sports figure who exemplifies sportsmanship and embodies the class, dignity, generosity, excellence, civility, and integrity for which Stan The Man was known. The Hank Aaron Award was established by Major League Baseball in 1999 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record. Your votes for the 2013 Hank Aaron Award, given to the top offensive player in each League, will be counted alongside those of a special panel of Hall of Famers.