ATLANTA — Tributes continue to pour in after the death of baseball legend Hank Aaron, who left a lasting impact on both the sport and the city of Atlanta through his philanthropic work.
Among those tributes is from former President Barack Obama, who called Aaron "one of the best baseball players we’ve ever seen and one of the strongest people I’ve ever met."
In a statement, Obama remembered the "kindness, generosity and grace" of both Aaron and his wife Billye, adding that meeting them was a reminder that "we stood on the shoulders of a previous generation of trailblazers.