Long Before Her Untimely Death, R&B Icon Irene Cara Paid a Fitting Tribute to an MLB Legend in 2021

Recently, on November 25th, popular American singer and actress Irene Cara passed away. The Oscar and Grammy-winning star breathed her last at her Florida home. However, the reason behind her death is still unknown.

Back in 2021, when two great American Legends, Larry King and Hank Aaron, passed away within a one-day gap, Irene Cara reached her Twitter to pay tributes to the two legends.

Irene Cara once paid tribute to legends in Hank Aaron and Larry King

While Hank Aaron stood as a great American baseball legend with an MLB award named after him, Larry King was one of the most popular American television and radio hosts who had hosted over 50,000 interviews throughout his career.

In January 2021, Irene Cara reached her Twitter and paid tribute to legends Larry King and Hank Aaron. She said, “RIP and Power Hank Aaron and Larry King. Gone but never forgotten!!”

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86-year-old Hank Aaron’s cause of death was listed under natural causes, while 87-year-old Larry King passed away due to COVID-19 and sepsis at a late.

Hank Aaron’s successful career in the park

Hank Aaron made his MLB debut with the Milwaukee Braves (Now: Atlanta Braves) in 1954. For twenty years, the outfielder played with the Braves, until he ultimately moved to the Milwaukee Brewers in 1975, for the last two years of his career in the ballpark.

Eventually, after his 23-year-long career came to an end, the outfielder, and one of the greatest hitters in MLB history, retired with 25 All-Star appearances, one National League MVP award, and three Golden Gloves. Moreover, the slugger retired with 755 career home runs, the second highest in MLB history, to date.

In 1982, Hank entered the MLB Hall of Fame on the first ballot, with a 97.8% majority. In addition to that, his jersey number #44 also got retired by the Braves and Brewers. And he’s found a spot for himself in both their Hall of Fames, too.

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During the same year, after his Hall of Fame entry, the MLB introduced the Hank Aaron Award to credit and medal the top offensive players from both leagues. The most recent winners of the two awards are Aaron Judge in the American League and Paul Goldschmidt in the National League.