Alabama native Garrison Brooks and UNC coach Roy Williams on Hank Aaron legacy beyond baseball
By TOM SHANAHAN North Carolina’s Garrison Brooks was recruited from Hank Aaron’s home state of Alabama, so the All-ACC forward knows more about the Baseball Hall of Famer and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient than most people his age. “He was a true Alabama legend on and off the field,” Brooks said. “My granddaddy always spoke of him. He said he was one of the greatest human beings someone could model themselves after.” Aaron’s death Friday at age…
