The Current News About 'Harmon Killebrew'

Column: Harmon Killebrew was known for his soft side – ST. LOUIS – Former American League catcher Dave Duncan, the Cardinals' pitching coach, talked of how far the late Harmon Killebrew hit home runs and how often Duncan had called the fateful pitch. Indeed, of Killebrew’s 573 home runs, Duncan called 12 of them. (This story continues here)

Harmon Killebrew: A humble hero – Harmon Killebrew, a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Idaho’s most accomplished athlete, died of esophageal cancer Tuesday at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. Reflections on a Boise visit with Killebrew Killebrew’s legend grew home run by home run Photo Gallery: Harmon Killebrew through the years (This story continues here)

Harmon Killebrew, at 74, was Twins icon – MINNEAPOLIS – Harmon Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins and perhaps the most popular player in the teamand#8217;s 51-year history, died yesterday of esophageal cancer. He was 74. (This story continues here)

Harmon Killebrew funeral set for Friday – The Minnesota Twins will hold a public memorial service for Harmon Killebrew at Target Field next week, after the Hall of Fame slugger’s funeral in Arizona. (This story continues here)

Harmon Killebrew: an extraordinary slugger of uncommon decency | WorldCSM – His out-of-sight power as a home run hitter stirred the envy of his peers, but never their resentment. His whole life on and off the baseball field was a declaration of his values not only as an athlete but as a man who had adopted a code behavior in which modesty and integrity were not musty chapter headings out of scouting primer but simply revealed who he was. In some ways Harmon Killebrew … (This story continues here)

Harmon Killebrew Was Gentlest Of Sluggers – Perhaps Harmon Killebrew himself put it best … I didn’t have evil intentions, but I guess I did have power. I guess. By the time Harmon Killebrew retired after the 1975 season, he’d hit 573 home runs. That might not seem like a huge number now; at the time, only four men in major-league history had hit more. Late in Killebrew’s career, pitcher Tommy John said, “I still think Killebrew is the … (This story continues here)

Harmon Killebrew Funeral, Memorial Set – Funeral, burial and memorial plans for departed Minnesota Twins legend Harmon Killebrew have been set. Killebrew will be buried in his Idaho hometown, with funeral services in Arizona and a memorial service at Target Field in Minneapolis. (This story continues here)

Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew dies in Arizona – Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew, who died Tuesday in Scottsdale, is thought of as a great player and a better man. (This story continues here)

MLB legend Harmon Killebrew’s funeral set for Friday in Peoria – Harmon Killebrew’s funeral is open to the public and set for Friday morning at Christ’s Church of the Valley in Peoria. (This story continues here)

Harmon Killebrew Dies at Age 74 – Harmon Killebrew has died. The Minnesota Twins legend passed away Tuesday morning at his Scottsdale, Ariz., home, ending his battle with esophageal cancer. He was 74. (This story continues here)