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)
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)
Designer: Killebrew wasn’t inspiration for MLB logo – MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Harmon Killebrew, so the story went, was such the slugger that the silhouette of his intimidating pose at the plate was the basis for Major League Baseball’s official logo. (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)
Designer: MLB logo wasn’t created in Killebrew’s likeness – Harmon Killebrew, so the story went, was such the slugger that the silhouette of his intimidating pose at the plate was the basis for Major League Baseball’s official logo. (This story continues here)
Legend of MLB logo: Designer says it wasn’t supposed to be Killebrew – Harmon Killebrew, shown hitting his 37th home run in August 1969 during his MVP season, also connected with many of the recent Twins, even though they never saw him play. (This story continues here)
Harmon Killebrew showed how a bonus baby becomes a Hall of Fame man – Harmon Killebrew was Washington’s original Bryce Harper . Both signed record bonus contracts at age 17. Both had their power compared immediately to Mickey Mantle. Both hit drives measured at more than 500 feet as teenagers. Both were extreme personality types — Killebrew the introvert, Harper the extrovert — who needed maturity. And both were awaited in D.C. with great debate about “how you … (This story continues here)
DALY: Too many D.C. icons spent too little time here – Harmon Killebrew slept here. Sorry, but those words keep popping into my head as I ponder Washington’s attachment to the Hall of Fame slugger, who died Tuesday at 74. Killebrew, after all, is in the D.C. Hall of Stars, along with Sammy Baugh, Red Auerbach and the rest. His passing, … (This story continues here)
Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, 74, dies of cancer – MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Harmon Killebrew earned every bit of his frightening nickname, hitting tape-measure home runs that awed even his fellow Hall of Famers. (This story continues here)
Factbox: The Life and Achievements of Baseball Legend Harmon Killebrew – The death of Harmon Killebrew at age 74 to esophageal cancer leaves behind the legend of a great man and baseball player, who became the face of the Minnesota Twins, and legacy in the Hall of Fame. (This story continues here)
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