Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Today's Hot Topic is 'Harmon Killebrew'

Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew dies at 74 – The Minnesota Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, has died at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., after battling esophageal cancer (This story continues here)

Harmon Killebrew, Twins’ Hall of Fame Slugger, Dies at 74 – Killebrew hit 573 home runs, 11th best on the career list, in 22 major league seasons. He played in 13 All-Star Games. (This story continues here)

Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer and Northwest native, dies – The 74-year-old, who hit 573 home runs and later owned a car dealership in Oregon, had esophageal cancer. (This story continues here)

Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, 74, dies of cancer – Kenyan Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru died after a fall from a second-floor balcony during a domestic dispute involving his wife and another woman, officials said Monday. (This story continues here)

Harmon Killebrew, Baseball’s Humble Slugger, Dies – Legendary Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew died Tuesday, ending his battle with esophageal cancer. Killebrew was a top power hitter in the 1960s. And he helped the fledgling Twins put down roots in a place that until 1961 had never had a major league team (This story continues here)

Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew dies at age 74 – Slugger hit 573 home runs during his 22-year career, the 11th-most in major league history. (This story continues here)

Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins slugger, dead at 74 – Killebrew hit 573 home runs during his 22-year career, 11th-most in major league history. His eight seasons with 40 or more homers still is tied for second in league history to Babe Ruth. (This story continues here)

Quotes about Harmon Killebrew – MINNEAPOLIS – Reaction to the death Tuesday of Twins slugger and Hall of Famer 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)

Baseball legend Harmon Killebrew dies – He had announced in December that he had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Last week, Killebrew announced that doctors had deemed his cancer incurable and he would no longer fight it. (This story continues here)

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