I was born in 1980 and Aaron was basically the HR king to me. Kids learned that early on, but even when I got older and realized how great Ruth and Mays and all were, none of them had the magic of 755.
THAT was the number above all others. The most magical number in all of sports, I'd argue. So while I was too young for him to ever have been my favorite player and other players laid claim to the (non)consensus best player ever, to me, Aaron was always royalty because of 755.