ATLANTA — Hank Aaron was a once-in-a-lifetime figure, a sports and cultural icon whose on-field exploits were made all the more remarkable by the racism and hate they were met with off the field, and a man who became a titan of the community in a resolve to give back to the world better than it often gave him.
Aaron, who died last Friday at the age of 86, was remembered with a private funeral service at Friendship Baptist Church that begins at 1 p.m.
11Alive streamed it on our YouTube channel.