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Article: AARON MOVIE HITS HOME RUN IN EAU CLAIRE.(METRO)
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- The Capital Times
- Article date:
- June 27, 2005
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Byline: Dan Lyksett Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
EAU CLAIRE -- Mike Purnell didn't know who Henry Aaron was, nor that Aaron had spent his first season in professional baseball in Eau Claire. Purnell didn't even play baseball. But when the then-14-year-old started studying for his role as the young Aaron in re-enactment scenes for the documentary film "Henry Aaron's Summer Up North," he discovered he had a few things in common with the all-time leading home run hitter.
"I found out he liked going to the Y, a young black person going to the Y, and I like going to the Y a lot," said Purnell, who is now 15 and just completed his freshman year at Eau Claire ...