Monday, February 05, 2024

A word about February 5


We remember Hank Aaron who was born on this day in 1934 and died January 2021Aaron hit # 1 in 1954 and # 755 in 1976.   His record was eventually "broken" by Barry Bonds in 2007.   Aaron still holds the records for most career RBI (2,297), most career total bases (6,856) and most career extra base hits (1,477).   After retiring as a player, Aaron became one of baseball's first black executives, with the Atlanta Braves.    He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1982.

We say birthday to Roger Staubach, one of the best QBs ever, ws born on this day in 1942.   He was drafted by Dallas in 1964 in the 10th round or the 129th overall selection that year.  Roger broke with the Cowboys in 1969 but did not become the full time QB until 1971.  He started 114 games with a  85-29 record.   In the post season, Roger started 17 games with a 11-6 record.   He played in 4 Super Bowls and won 2.

We say happy birthday to Barbara Hershey who was born in California on this day in 1948.    Over the years, Barbara Hershey worked on several TV shows and films:  "The Monroes" (1966), "With Six You Get Eggroll (1968), "The Baby Maker" (1970) and "Boxcar Bertha" (1972).

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