Hank Aaron

        A sweet guy gave me free coffee at the Public Market. He kindly gave me another free one when I spilled the cup I finally bought. He was so easy-going that I couldn't help but ask where he got his sweatshirt. “Rally House” he said. 

          “Then is it a joke?” I asked. Hank Aaron, Golf Pro was the front and back logo. 

          “Hank Aaron was a champion baseball player” I said.

          “No, golf” said the kid.

          “Hall of Fame baseball” I said. “My dad knew him.”

           The kid was so sweet, he just looked at me. “But it's a nice sweatshirt” I said, “and maybe it really is a joke. See if any baseball fan or older person notices.”

           Hank Aaron – long known for hitting more home runs than any other baseball player in history. Muhammad Ali once called him “The only person I idolize more than myself.”

           Although Hank Aaron wasn't known for golf, he did love it and joked: “It took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball. It took one afternoon on the golf course.”

          The thing is: history is often forgotten and mixed up as it merges into time. Maybe that's one reason we keep making similar mistakes.