; (2) being a 2-time National League batting champion; (3) winning the National League’s single-season home run title 4 times; (4) achieving a career batting average of .305; (5) being voted an All-Star in all but his first and last seasons; and (6) winning 3 Gold Glove awards for his play as a right fielder; Whereas Mr. Aaron achieved these milestones while bravely facing racism at every stage of his historic career, including being barred from hotels where his minor league White teammates stayed, receiving many racist letters and threats, and even needing protection from law enforcement at games to protect against racist violence or harassment; Whereas Mr. Aaron accomplished a stellar career without the use of steroids or other performance enhancing drugs, and played the game of baseball with the highest standard of integrity; Whereas during his career, Mr. Aaron became a national symbol for perseverance by demonstrating athletic greatness and strength while enduring vicious racism and hate, helping advance the cause for civil rights and becoming a civic leader in the Black community; Whereas, Mr. Aaron became the first Black American to hold a senior management position in Major League Baseball as a front office executive with the Atlanta Braves, supported the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ), and founded the Chasing the Dream Foundation to support underprivileged youth through mentorship and financial support; Whereas, in April 1977, the Atlanta Braves retired Mr. Aaron’s Number 44, erected a statue in his honor in 1982, and named the address of their second home, Turner Field, as 755 Hank Aaron Drive; Whereas Mr. Aaron is an integral part of Mobile, Alabama, history and has been recognized by the city through the construction of a stadium, opening of a museum, and naming of a park, in his honor