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Hank Aaron was peppered with hate mail as he closed in on Babe Ruth’s home run record. On his 75th birthday, “Hammerin’ Hank” felt nothing but love. From former President Bill Clinton to baseball commissioner Bug Selig, the famous came together in Atlanta to celebrate a landmark birthday for the man who hit 755 homers during his Hall of Fame career. “This means an awful lot to me,” Aaron said. “It means you tried to carry yourself in such a way that people have respect for you. That’s the most important thing. I don’t try to do anything special.” The Associated Press
