Henry Aaron was a deeply private person and a well-respected icon whose pursuit and ultimate success in toppling Babe Ruth's home run record brought him attention and expectations from the public he never imagined, nor asked for. Host Scott Simon talks to Weekend Edition sports commentator Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine about his latest book, The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron.
SCOTT SIMON, host:
Henry Aaron has always been known as, will always be known as Hammering Hank, the man and Brave that many people still consider the real leading career homerun hitter of all time. But Henry Aaron never liked that name or what he thought it implies. A new biography has just been published, "The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron."
The author is our friend and sports voice on this program, Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine. He joins us from New York.
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