Episode #13 (2/17/15): Willie Aikens

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The former Kansas City Royals slugger discusses his historic performance in the 1980 World Series, his severe involvement with cocaine and subsequent prison sentences, as well as his road to redemption.

Aikens’ biography, “Safe at Home” by Gregory Jordan, can be purchased at Amazon and other places books are sold.

Photo courtesy of Getty Images

Audio clips courtesy of NBC Sports and HBO/”Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel”