Gwinnett County Public Library - Peachtree Corners Branch

Author and photographer Randy Louis Cox will discuss his new book, 715 at 50: The Night Henry Aaron Changed Baseball and the World Forever.

Editor-photographer Randy Cox had a front-row seat to history when he covered the Braves' 1974 home opener and his hero Henry Aaron belted career home run #715. Pull up alongside Randy in the photographers' box, race onto the field with him, crowd into the media room. Hear the story as it's never been told before--minute by minute and image by image--from someone who was there!
715 at 50: The Night Henry Aaron Changed Baseball and the World Forever features 44 photos taken by Cox that night--the star-studded pregame ceremony, in-game action shots (including 715!), the euphoric on-field aftermath, and the postgame press conference. 715 at 50 takes you back to that night and much more.
Randy Louis Cox was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1950 and grew up in the nearby suburb of Decatur. He has worked in Georgia and Alabama as a reporter, area news and sports editor for several newspapers, and as a radio news broadcaster, as well as performing extensive public relations work. His journalism career spans 50 years. Randy was a young reporter with The Valley Times-News in Lanett, Alabama, when he had the good fortune of covering the Braves on Opening Night of 1974, when his hero, Henry Aaron, became baseball’s all-time home run king. 715 at 50 is his fourth book.
Books will be available for sale and signing.

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