The Redskins Blog

Ryan Kerrigan, Meet Hank Aaron

Ryan Kerrigan said he experienced a rare feeling Sunday afternoon.

He was star-struck.

There he was, shaking hands and talking with one of his idols: Henry “Hank” Aaron, whose 755 career home runs are second* most in Major League Baseball history.

Aaron and Kerrigan met up Sunday at the Collectors Showcase of America (CSA) Chantilly Show at the Dulles Expo and Conference center, and Kerrigan was sure to tweet this message and photo to document the event:

It's not everyday you get to meet Hank Aaron #legend http://t.co/0p7QMm0x—
Ryan Kerrigan (@RyanKerrigan91) July 15, 2012

Kerrigan also had Aaron sign a bat and a ball that he said he’ll prominently display in his basement.

Aaron is a huge Cleveland Browns fan, and he has also been known to sit in their Dawg Pound section on occasion. I’m sure that’s one way for a mega-star celebrity athlete to actually enjoy a football game in person — while wearing a mask.

Kerrigan, meanwhile, is no stranger to baseball. He was an all-conference outfielder at Muncie Central High School in Indiana and was seen a few weeks ago at Nationals Park during batting practice meeting Nats players like Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman.

Though meeting guys like Harper and Zimmerman has got to be cool, meeting someone like Hammerin’ Hank Aaron has got to be nothing but  a grand-slam moment for the Redskins’ outside linebacker.

(Sorry, had to throw that one in there.)