Baseball legend Henry "Hank" Aaron, whose Hall of Fame playing career helped to break racial barriers in U.S. sports and culture, died on Friday, according to his former team and media reports. He was 86.The Atlanta Braves said in a statement that Aaron died peacefully in his sleep, without citing a cause of death."We are absolutely devastated by the passing of our beloved Hank," the team's Chairman Terry McGuirk was quoted as saying.Aaron, an African American from the southern state of Alabama, made his debut with the Braves -- then based in Milwaukee -- at age 20 in 1954, and stayed with …READ FULL ARTICLE
