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	Minnesota still looking for the next Harmon Killebrew
		It was not only Harmon's powerful hitting that made him a hero, though, but his wholesome lifestyle and values, always putting his team first, respecting the game, and respecting authority.
		Harmon Killebrew was born June 29, 1936, in Payette, Idaho.
		Harmon had been elected to start at first base in the '68 All-Star game, an honor he took very seriously, unlike the three-innings-and-done approach many of today's stars take.
	www.mrs.umn.edu /register/article.php?volume=18&issue=15§ion=sports&index=0 (1306 words)

	Harmon Killebrew - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Killebrew was a stocky 5 ft 11 in, 210 pounds (95 kg) hitter with a short, violent swing that generated tremendous power.
		On June 3, 1967, Killebrew blasted the longest home run ever hit at the Twins' old park, Metropolitan Stadium, a shot that landed in the second deck of the bleachers, and 4 years later on August 10, 1971, he hit his 500th career home run, at Metropolitan Stadium.
		Common Folklore suggests that the silhouette of Harmon Killebrew swinging a bat is the official logo of Major League Baseball.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harmon_Killebrew (774 words)

	Harmon Killebrew
		Harmon Clayton Killebrew (born June 29, 1936) was a Major League Baseball player famous for his ability to hit home runs.
		Born in Payette, Idaho, Killebrew was drafted by the Washington Senators and moved rapidly to the major leagues, making his debut in 1954 at the age of 18.
		Killebrew was a stocky (5'11, 210 pounds) hitter with a short, violent swing that generated tremendous power.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/harmon_killebrew (434 words)

	Harmon Killebrew, the Legend of the Killer
		Harmon Killebrew is featured on several key cards during his career and many of them are extremely undervalued considering his accomplishments.
		Killebrew was a key figure during the "Golden Age" of baseball and, despite being considered one of the premier sluggers of his time, he remained overshadowed by the players who played for media-hungry cities.
		Harmon Killebrew will not just be remembered as an exclusive club member, he will be remembered as one of the best home run hitters of all-time.
	www.psacard.com /articles/article2457.chtml (2015 words)

	MSN Encarta - Harmon Killebrew
		Harmon Killebrew, born in 1936, American professional baseball player, whose career total of 573 home runs ranks him second only to Babe Ruth on the all-time list of the American League (AL).
		Killebrew played for the Twins for the next 14 seasons, and regained his former excellence with many home runs and improved fielding.
		In 1984 Killebrew was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
	beta.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761552505/Harmon_Killebrew.html (288 words)

	Harmon Killebrew
		Harmon Killebrew is best known for his raw power - and indeed, his 573 career roundtrippers rank fifth on the all-time list and second only to Babe Ruth among American League sluggers.
		Killebrew was the Senators' first "bonus baby" in 1954, signing a week before his 18th birthday on the recommendation of a U.S. Senator from his home state of Idaho.
		Killebrew, who never drank and was never thrown out of a game, came back from his All-Star hamstring injury to have his best season in 1969.
	www.baseball-statistics.com /HOF/Killebrew.htm (945 words)

	Harmon Killebrew Info - www.lenway.com
		In 1962 Killebrew reported to spring training expecting to be used at each end of the infield, but Sam Mele, in his first full season as Minnesota's manager, surprised his star by shifting him to left field in hopes that the stability would allow the slugger to concentrate on hitting.
		Killebrew hit several balls over 500 feet, and is credited with one of the longest home runs in Tiger Stadium history (May 2, 1964), as well as one of the longest blasts in Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium...
		Killebrew was a bonus baby and had to stay on the Senators ML roster or risk being lost in the free agent draft, thus he stayed on the bench from the age of 18-19, and then played in the minors.
	www.lenway.com /killebrew.html (1364 words)

	Democrat & Chronicle: Red Wings
		Harmon Killebrew had a full scholarship from Oregon, but he gave it up to sign with the Washington Senators in 1953.
		Harmon Killebrew, whose 573 home runs are the seventh-most in big-league history, will be the guest of honor at a luncheon today from noon to 2 p.m.
		Killebrew hit at least 40 home runs on eight occasions, earned American League MVP honors in 1969 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
	www.democratandchronicle.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040819/SPORTS06/408190308/1007/SPORTS (869 words)

	CSIndy: Killer Clinic (June 1 - June 7, 2000)
		Killebrew finished his own career as a designated hitter in Kansas City, turning down an offer to remain with the Twins as a coach or to manage their AAA club.
		Killebrew hopes to pass on some of the fundamentals of the game to the youth of Colorado Springs.
		Harmon Killebrew will be signing autographs after the clinic at: Al Serra Chevrolet, 230 N. Academy Blvd., 3-4 p.m.
	www.csindy.com /csindy/2000-06-01/sports.html (1208 words)

	beckett.com - Football News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Harmon Killebrew was like duct tape for the Minnesota Twins in the 60’s and 70’s — the Twins would use him to fix whatever lineup problems they had.
		Harmon’s career spanned 22 seasons with three different teams, from 1954-1975, and in recognition of his achievements, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
		Harmon Killebrew should be a household name much like Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron, but his name has often been lost among the “obvious” greats of the game.
	www.beckett.com /news/index2.asp?a=5917&s=3 (782 words)

	Harmon Killebrew \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Killebrew was the Senators' first "bonus baby" in 1954, signing a week before his 18th birthday on the recommendation of a U.S. Senator from his home state of Idaho.
		Killebrew, who never drank and was never thrown out of a game, came back from his All-Star hamstring injury to have his best season in 1969.
		Killebrew is leading American League in homers with 22 and RBIs at 70.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/K/Killebrew_Harmon.stm (2754 words)

	Harmon Killebrew Celebrity Encounter and In Person Autograph
		Harmon Killebrew hit 573 home runs in his career (seventh best all time, as of 2002) and drove in 1,584 runs.
		The silhouette of Harmon Killebrew swinging a bat is the official logo of Major League Baseball, which just shows his importance to baseball.
		Harmon Killebrew finally arrived and did a little Q&A and began to sign.
	home.att.net /~ned17/Killebrew.html (593 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Harmon Killebrew
		Nicknamed "Killer" because of his power, the 5-foot-11, 213-pound Killebrew was a right-handed first baseman who won 6 AL home runs championships and was the league's RBI leader 3 times.
		Killebrew was used mostly at third base that season but was moved to first the following year because of his defensive liabilities.
		Killebrew spent three more injury-laden seasons in Minnesota and finished his career with the Kansas City Royals in 1975, when he batted only.199 with 14 home runs in 106 games.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/killebrewharmon.shtml (309 words)

	The Killer did his thing in a quiet, unboastful way (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Farmers would pause during the evening milking when Killebrew was at bat, as radios in barns throughout the five-state area blared every pitch of Killebrew’s at-bats over the airwaves.
		And Harmon Killebrew, as he is today, was the most modest of men, but also the most feared as he stuck fear into the hearts of men standing only 60 feet, six inches away, men who would fidget and stall before throwing that ball to the plate.
		Harmon, of course, wouldn’t have said anything had he heard the boos.
	www.unioneagle.com /2001/february/8dorr.html (847 words)

	Cypress Systems Inc.: Harmon Killebrew (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Harmon's final year in Major League Baseball was played in Kansas City, MO for the Kansas City Royal's Baseball Club in 1975.
		Harmon came to the aid of the American Red Cross by helping to establish and attend the Harmon Killebrew Signature Classic Golf Tournaments in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1996-1997.
		In 1998, Harmon and his wife Nita, found The Harmon Killebrew Foundation, Ltd., to aid worthy charities in fundraising such as BAT, the Baseball Assistance Team, Deva House, The country's first pediatric hospice, Vista Hospice Care Foundation, and WCBF, the World's Children's Baseball Fair.
	www.cypsystems.com /harmon/index.html (404 words)

	HARMON KILLEBREW COOL OF THE EVENING
		There was a healthy breeze blowing toward Killebrew from left field; otherwise the belt-high fastball that never sank might have gone farther than 380 feet.
		Killebrew circled third base as Rollins crossed home plate, then turned to wait and congratulate Killebrew.
		Seven-year-old Kenny Killebrew was often in the Twins' clubhouse and greeted him as the players marched in.
	www.cooloftheevening.com /excerpt_3.htm (249 words)

	In perfect Harmon-y / Killebrew finds Bonds' chase to be "Killer"
		Barry Bonds is two behind Killebrew, who played 22 seasons and broke in with the Washington Senators in 1954 before they moved to Minnesota and became the Twins in 1961.
		After retiring as a player, Killebrew became a broadcaster and stopped by the A's booth from 1979-82 while doubling as a hitting instructor.
		These days, Killebrew, 65, is involved in private business and charities and follows baseball from his home, catching nightly highlight shows and seeing how Bonds is narrowing the gap.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/07/SP224766.DTL&type=printable (725 words)

	Baseball Almanac - Box Score of 500th Home Run by Harmon Killebrew
		Harmon Killebrew blasted the 500th and 501st home runs of his career in an extra inning losing effort versus the Orioles.
		Killebrew became the tenth man to reach the milestone and did it during the first inning off Mike Cuellar.
		At the end of the 1967 season, Harmon Killebrew had hit three-hundred eighty home runs and was thirty-one years old, which is more long balls than Babe Ruth had at the same age!
	www.baseball-almanac.com /boxscore/08101971.shtml (250 words)

	BBTF's Hall of Merit Discussion :: Harmon Killebrew
		Killebrew was certainly not a good defender but the fact that they could put him at 3B and get PAs for Mincher and Reese instead of Rollins et al was a plus.
		Killebrew never led the AL in OPS+, but from 1959-70 inclusive, he was in the top 5 ten times in twelve years.
		Killebrew was from Idaho and Maris from North Dakota.
	www.baseballthinkfactory.org /files/hall_of_merit/discussion/harmon_killerbrew (7405 words)

	Cypress Systems Inc.: About Us: Cypress In The News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Killebrew will fulfill a number of functions in the Cypress campaign, including interacting with the public at health related events and participating in advertising campaigns designed to raise awareness of SelenoExcell, the high selenium yeast being tested in Dr. Larry C. Clark's ongoing Nutritional Prevention of Cancer (NPC) trial.
		Killebrew will also educate consumers about general cancer prevention and health related issues, as well as the effectiveness and benefits of various forms of selenium.
		Killebrew will sign autographs at Cypress' booth, where one of his signed baseball bats will be given away.
	www.cypsystems.com /about/news6.html (723 words)

	Harmon's Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Harmon left the insurance business in 1987 to devote time to his automobile dealership, Harmon Killebrew Motors in Ontario, Oregon that he founded in 1984.
		After selling the dealership in 1990, Harmon moved to sunny Scottsdale, Arizona and established his current business of Professional Endorsement through which he conducts his daily business of appearances and endorsements.
		In 1998, Harmon and his wife, Nita founded the Harmon Killebrew Foundation, Ltd. The foundation enables Harmon to host separate and distinct events that will benefit charities that he has chosen to be involved with and to be recipients of the Foundation’s proceeds.
	www.harmonkillebrew.org /sys-tmpl/biography (345 words)

	Harmon Killebrew Quotes
		Baseball Almanac is pleased to present an unprecedented collection of baseball related quotations spoken by Harmon Killebrew and about Harmon Killebrew.
		Did you know that Harmon Killebrew was originally signed by the Washington Senators at the age of seventeen?
		Harmon Killebrew was born on June 29, 1936 in Payette, Idaho and hit his first Major League home run on June 24, 1955 off Billy Hoeft.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /quotes/quobrew.shtml (384 words)

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		The Harmon Killebrew Foundation enables me to host separate and distinct events that will benefit charities that I have chosen to be involved with and to be recipients of the Foundation's proceeds.
		The HKF is committed to the Vista Hospice Care Foundation to aid in their research for the ultimate in pain relief and care management for the terminally ill. Hospice is a loving and care-giving concept that my wife and I are totally dedicated to.
		Harmon has also joined the efforts of Cypress Systems Inc. to build consumer awareness as to the need for an overall preventative health program.
	www.harmonkillebrew.org /sys-tmpl/door (389 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Harmon Killebrew's life has been anything but normal.
		Killebrew recalls a reporter's description of him and says it helped drive him.
		Harmon is a compassionate man. He has a soft demeanor and a big heart for kids.
	www.kare11.com /extras/extras_article.aspx?storyid=100489 (512 words)

	Minnesota Twins (1961-Present)
		1964: Even with Harmon Killebrew leading the league with 49 HRs and Rookie of the Year Tony Oliva winning the batting crown the Twins have trouble wining and finish a disappointing 6th with a 79-83 record.
		1969: With Harmon Killebrew winning the AL MVP while leading the league with 49 HR and 104 RBI, and Rod Carew batting a league high.332 the Twins quickly establish themselves as the class of the Western Division in the first season of divisional play.
		Killebrew would go on to play just 1-more season with Royals ending his career with 573 career HR.
	www.geocities.com /cyberclopedia2/al/tcmin/twins.html (4408 words)

	Reggie Jackson Vs Harmon Killebrew In The 'Most Overrated Baseball Player Ever" Duel: - ProSportsDaily Forums
		Some would say Harmon Killebrew doesn't belong in the Hall, at least he had more full seasons w/o 100 K's in his first year than Reggie did in his whole career.
		If you look at Harmon's stats he started when he was 18, but didn't play more than 44 games in a season until he was 23.
		Harmon hit more homers, hit 40 Hr's 7 times opposed to Jackson's 1, had a better SLG, and struck out nearly 1000 times less.
	www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3180 (1163 words)

	KUTV: Baseball Legend Visits Former Roy High Player (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		That is one reason why Killebrew took the time to spend a few minutes with another ol’ ballplayer, Jim Bertagnolli, and his family at their Roy home earlier this month.
		Killebrew, a 13-time American League All-Star who hit more than 40 home runs in eight different seasons, shared some of his favorite baseball memories with Jim and the Bertagnolli family.
		Killebrew’s biggest annual contract was $120,000, which is far less than the minimum major league salary today.
	kutv.com /topstories/local_story_208180638.html (778 words)

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