Hank Aaron made his major league debut in 1954 with the Milwaukee Braves at the age of 20. He suffered a broken ankle, but still played in 122 games, 116 in the outfield, hit .280 and belted 13 home runs.
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Hank Aaron, (born February 5th, 1934) was signed to a contract by the Boston Braves on June 12th, 1952. He would make his debut with the Milwaukee Braves (who moved from Boston in 1953) on April 13th, 1954. Aaron was barely 20 years old when he made his debut and would play for 23 seasons total. He retired in 1976 while playing for the Atlanta Braves (the team would move once again in 1966 from Milwaukee to Atlanta).
Aaron appeared in 3,298 regular-season games and 17 postseason games during his 23-year career.
Hank Aaron played from April 13, 1954 (with the Milwaukee Braves, later the Atlanta Braves) to October 3, 1976 (with the Milwaukee Brewers).
The earliest mention of him playing football (that I can find), was in High School, between 1997 and 2002.