Hank Aaron The board appears to have been convinced, as Aaron was not drafted. 1954 saw Aaron attending spring training with the major league club. Although he was on the roster of its farm club, Milwaukee manager Charley Grimm later stated, "From the start, he did so well I knew we were going to have to carry him." On March 13, 1954, Milwaukee Braves left fielder Bobby Thomson fractured his ankle while sliding into second base during a spring training game. The next day, Aaron made his first spring training start for the Braves' major league team, playing in left field and
Aaron S. Zelman addition, he produced and co-produced films on the subject. Zelman was born March 4, 1946 in Massachusetts, and reared in Tucson, Arizona, by his grandmother. He served in the U.S. Navy as a medic to Marines (Fleet Marine Force Medic, Third Marine Air Wing), working as a psychiatric unit assistant to returning Vietnam War veterans. After different sales jobs, and work as a gun dealer, he ultimately settled in Wisconsin. Zelman was survived by his wife and two sons. One son later died from complications of Marfan syndrome. Anti-Defamation League Aaron S. Zelman Aaron S. Zelman (March 4, 1946 -