Braves legend Hank Aaron wants to send well-wishes to Craig Sager, the longtime Turner Sports sideline reporter who is battling cancer.
“I’ve not been able to get to him because he’s still been so active,” Aaron said. “I know him very well and just wish him the best of luck.”
Aaron, 82, spoke to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Saturday at graduation ceremonies at Young Harris College. Aaron gave the commencement speech to the largest graduating class in Young Harris history, approximately 187 students. The 82-year-old Hall of Famer smiled big while sitting on stage as Young Harris President Cathy Cox recited the date, time and location of his iconic 715th home run.
Sager, then a radio broadcaster in Florida, was among the mob of people waiting at home plate to congratulate Aaron for his record-breaking home run April 8, 1974 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Years later, Sager and Aaron would get to know each other better on a trip to Cuba.
“We stayed over there for 10 days in Cuba,” Aaron recalled. “We were broadcasting for CNN. That was at a time when six o’clock came, and all the lights went out.”
Sager said in March that his cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, no longer was in remission. He has continued his sideline reporting duties with Turner during the NBA playoffs.
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