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	Remembering baseball great Kirby Puckett. - By Jeremy Derfner - Slate Magazine
		Puckett, who looked like a fire hydrant, was the only real ballplayer who lived in that world with me.
		Like me, Puckett stood 5-feet-8 and told people he weighed 210 pounds, but that was only one aspect of his appeal.
		Puckett wasn't Tony Conigliaro, who was only 22 when he got beaned in the face in 1967.
	www.slate.com /id/2137741 (1123 words)

	Kirby Puckett \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Puckett was Baseball America's Appalachian League Player of the Year in 1982, California League Rookie of the Year in 1983, and Minnesota's Rookie of the Year in 1984, becoming the ninth player in major league history to debut with four hits in a nine-inning game and leading AL outfielders with 16 assists.
		Puckett's star burned brightest during Game Six of the 1991 World Series, which pitted the Twins against the Atlanta Braves in an unlikely matchup of teams that finished last in their division the season before.
		Puckett would certainly have amassed more impressive career totals than his 2,304 safeties or 207 round-trippers (he batted.314 with 23 home runs in his final season) had he not awoken one day during spring training in 1996 with blurred vision that left him unable to continue playing the game he loved.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/P/Puckett_Kirby.stm (1741 words)

	Kirby Puckett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Puckett gave the Twins an early lead by scoring Chuck Knoblauch with a triple, and helped to hold off an Atlanta rally in the third inning with a leaping catch off the plexiglas outfield wall that stole a sure double by Ron Gant (in later seasons, the plexiglas would be removed).
		Puckett moved to Scottsdale, Arizona in the winter of 2003, perhaps due to mounting controversy in Minnesota.
		In 2000, Puckett was elected the greatest Minnesotan sportsman of the 20th Century by the sportswriters of the Star Tribune.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kirby_Puckett (2225 words)

	Kirby Puckett, 45, Hall of Fame Outfielder, Dies - New York Times
		Kirby Puckett, the Hall of Fame outfielder for the Minnesota Twins, acclaimed for his sunny personality and his passion for baseball, died yesterday at a hospital in Phoenix.
		Kirby Puckett was born in Chicago on March 14, 1960.
		Puckett is survived by a son, Kirby Jr., and a daughter, Catherine.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/03/07/sports/baseball/07puckett.html?ex=1299387600&en=40679e20011901cc&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss (1043 words)

	wcco.com - Twins Great Kirby Puckett Dies (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Puckett, with his smile and charisma, became one of the most popular players in the game, but his career would come to a premature end during 1996's Spring Training.
		Puckett complained about blurriness in his right eye and after a series of tests, he was diagnosed with glaucoma.
		While Puckett pleaded not guilty in the Eden Prairie case, and was ultimately acquitted, his reputation took a hit with Minnesotans.
	www.wcco.com /topstories/local_story_065104727.html (538 words)

	Kirby Puckett (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Puckett produced a.382 batting average in his first minor league season, with Elizabethton (Tennessee) in 1982, and was promoted to the major leagues in less than two years, earning a spot on the Twins roster on May 8, 1984.
		The images of Puckett rounding the bases, arms raised in triumph, are always included in video highlights of Puckett's career, often accompanied by CBS Sports commentator Jack Buck's words, "And we'll see you tomorrow night!" The next night, Puckett's Twins won 1-0 in 10 innings for their second World Series title.
		Puckett was arrested and charged with groping a woman in a bar restroom on September 5, 2002.
	www.popstarsplus.com /sports_kirbypuckett.htm (1826 words)

	Goodbye, Kirby
		Puckett rose from a Chicago housing project and became a Minnesota sports icon, bursting onto the scene in 1984 with an energetic style and an effervescent smile, each all his own.
		Puckett often said he played every game as if it were his last, and sure enough, on March 28, 1996, he awoke with blurred vision in his right eye.
		Puckett lore piled up quickly in 1987, when he led the Twins in hits as they came back from a three-games-to-two deficit against St. Louis in the best-of-seven World Series and won their first championship.
	www.startribune.com /10017/story/287541.html (846 words)

	AskMen.com - Kirby Puckett
		Puckett led the Twins to a pair of World Series titles during his 12 seasons in Minneapolis.
		Kirby agreed to pay $4,000 a month in child support in addition to $6,000 a year for camps and sports activities.
		Even though Kirby got fleeced, public sympathy didn't last too long: in the spring of 2003, he was accused of molesting a woman in a men's public washroom.
	www.askmen.com /sports/business_100/112_sports_business.html (545 words)

	Fear The Penguin: Kirby Puckett passes after stroke complications
		Puckett is survived by his daughter Catherine, son Kirby, Jr., and his fiancée Jodi Olson and her son Cameron.
		Puckett continued to generate highlight reels like the ones he made in the '91 World Series until he woke up one morning in March of 1996 with blurred vision in his right eye.
		Puckett went through a divorce in late 2001, and then in 2002, charges of abuse from a woman that he allegedly had an 18-year-affair with surfaced.
	www.meganandjack.com /mt/archives/000371.html (1271 words)

	Newsvine - Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett Dies at 45 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		MINNEAPOLIS — Kirby Puckett, the bubbly, barrel-shaped Hall of Famer who carried the Minnesota Twins to two World Series titles before his career was cut short by glaucoma, died Monday after a stroke.
		Puckett was the second-youngest person to die already a member of the Hall of Fame, Hall spokesman Jeff Idelson said.
		Puckett led the Twins to championships in 1987 and 1991.
	www.newsvine.com /_news/2006/03/06/122845-hall-of-famer-kirby-puckett-dies-at-45 (2117 words)

	Kirby Puckett : MLB Legends (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The most popular Minnesota Twin in franchise history, Kirby Puckett had a brilliant career that was unfortunately cut short by glaucoma.
		Kirby Puckett serves as the executive vice president in the Twins organization.
		He was in the news last year after a woman claimed that he sexually assaulted her in the bar of a bathroom, but Puckett was cleared of all charges.
	www.mlb-legends.com /legends/kirbyPuckett.php (270 words)

	MPR: Kirby Puckett remembered
		Puckett was with his minor league team in Maine and spent the whole day travelling across the country to join them.
		In 2002, Puckett was charged with false imprisonment and criminal sexual conduct, after a woman alleged he had pulled her into the men's room at an Eden Prairie restaurant and groped her before she was able to flee.
		Kirby Puckett leaves a son and daughter, who are 15 and 13.
	minnesota.publicradio.org /display/web/2006/03/07/puckettremembered (1636 words)

	USATODAY.com - Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett dies after massive stroke (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Puckett, who would have turned 46 next Tuesday, propelled the Twins to World Series titles in 1987 and 1991 before his career was cut short by glaucoma in 1996.
		Puckett, a player with a perpetual smile, ended his 12-year career with a.318 batting average, six Gold Gloves for his play in center field, a batting title in 1989 (.339) and 10 trips to the All-Star Game.
		Puckett was drafted by the Twins in 1982 and became their regular center fielder two years later.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/al/twins/2006-03-06-kirby-puckett-obit_x.htm (957 words)

	wcco.com - Twins Great Kirby Puckett Dies
		Puckett, with his smile and charisma, became one of the most popular players in the game, but his career would come to a premature end during 1996's Spring Training.
		Puckett complained about blurriness in his right eye and after a series of tests, he was diagnosed with glaucoma.
		While Puckett pleaded not guilty in the Eden Prairie case, and was ultimately acquitted, his reputation took a hit with Minnesotans.
	wcco.com /topstories/local_story_065104727.html (554 words)

	ESPN - Kirby Puckett dies day after suffering stroke - MLB
		Puckett's post-retirement weight gain over the past decade had concerned friends and family, who were saddened but not shocked by his stroke.
		Puckett was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2001, and his plaque praised his "ever-present smile and infectious exuberance."
		Puckett's birthdate was frequently listed as March 14, 1961, but recent research by the Hall of Fame indicated he was born a year earlier.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/news/story?id=2357158 (1446 words)

	Kirby Puckett -- Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2001
		Kirby Puckett, a member of Baseball's Hall of Fame, died on March 6, 2006 at his home in Arizona.
		"When Kirby Puckett was in the outfield and a ball was hit to him, you were very, very cautious because he had a cannon for an arm, and it was accurate," said George Brett, Hall of Famer.
		Kirby Puckett, listed at 5'8" and 210 pounds, could be a deceptive player for his size.
	www.historicbaseball.com /players/p/puckett_kirby.html (937 words)

	Kirby Puckett
		At the peak of his career, he was the game's best: after the 1989 season Puckett became the first player in baseball history to sign a contract for $3 million per year.
		Puckett's 2,040 hits in his first ten seasons are the most in baseball history.
		On September 28, 1995, Puckett was hit in the face by a Dennis Martinez fastball, leaving him bloodied with a shattered jaw.
	www.baseball-statistics.com /HOF/Puckett.html (432 words)

	CNN.com - Baseball great Kirby Puckett dies - Mar 7, 2006
		Puckett's reputation took a hit when he went on trial in 2003 after a woman accused him of groping her in a Minneapolis bar, but he was found not guilty.
		Puckett's family said in its statement that he wished to be an organ donor.
		Puckett, who was divorced in December 2002, is survived by his son, daughter and fiance, the Twins said.
	www.cnn.com /2006/US/03/06/obit.puckett (886 words)

	Kirby Puckett at AllExperts
		Puckett appeared in 10 straight All-Star Games and was named the MVP of the 1993 All-Star Game in Baltimore.
		Puckett moved to Scottsdale, Arizona in the winter of 2003, perhaps due to mounting controversy in Minnesota.
		*Kirby is the first (and as of May 2006, only) player born in the 1960s to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
	en.allexperts.com /e/k/ki/kirby_puckett.htm (822 words)

	FOXNews.com - Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett Dies - U.S. & World
		MINNEAPOLIS —; Kirby Puckett, the bubbly, barrel-shaped Hall of Famer who carried the Minnesota Twins to two World Series titles before his career was cut short by glaucoma, died Monday after a stroke.
		Puckett was the second-youngest person to die already a member of the Hall of Fame, Hall spokesman Jeff Idelson said.
		Puckett led the Twins to championships in 1987 and 1991.
	www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,187010,00.html (1805 words)

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		Kirby Puckett was known for his eagerness, enthusiasm and exceptional ability to play baseball, as well as a perpetual smile and a passion for other people.
		It was a time for those truly close to Puckett to wrap up their day with a sharing of all those special memories, and a way for his former teammates and peers to toast his impact on their careers.
		The family is asking fans not to send flowers, but instead to make a memorial contribution to the Kirby Puckett Memorial Fund at the Minnesota Community Foundation or to the American Heart Association.
	www.kare11.com /news/news_article.aspx?storyid=120035 (1071 words)

	Kirby Puckett - BR Bullpen
		After being drafted by the Minnesota Twins, Kirby Puckett made his pro debut in 1982 with the Elizabethton Twins and hit.382 to lead the Appalachian League.
		Puckett began 1984 with the Toledo Mud Hens but was promoted to the Twins in May, and he never played in the minors again.
		Puckett passed away on March 6, 2006, one day after suffering a stroke.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Kirby_Puckett (395 words)

	Metrodome Memories
		Kirby Puckett was the hitting star in the loss. He went four for four with two doubles and a run. Kent Hrbek went one for three and he drove in two runs.
		Kirby Puckett singled and drove in two runs in the loss. Kent Hrbek and Dan Gladden both had two hits while Hrbek drove in a run and Gladden scored one.
		Kirby Puckett tripled home Al Newman in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game up. Then Tom Brunansky belted a walk off solo homerun to lead off the ninth. Brunansky also had a team hit three hits.
	www.metrodome-memories.com (2477 words)

	SI.com - Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, after stroke, dies at 45
		Puckett was elected to the Hall of Fame on his first try in 2001, and his plaque praised his "ever-present smile and infectious exuberance.''
		Puckett's birth date was frequently listed as March 14, 1961, but recent research by the Hall of Fame indicated he was born a year earlier.
		Though his power numbers, 207 home runs and 1,085 RBIs, weren't exceptional, Puckett won an AL batting title in 1989 and was considered one of the best all-around players of his era.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2006/baseball/mlb/wires/03/07/2010.ap.bbo.obit.puckett.1018 (999 words)

	Flak Magazine: Kirby Puckett, 04.28.06
		Puckett's charisma, winning smile and rags-to-riches story — he was born and raised in the notorious Robert Taylor homes on Chicago's South Side — endeared him to Minnesotans, whose predominantly Lutheran and austere work ethic affords little tolerance toward bling-bling, show-offs, or outspoken, prima-donna athletes.
		Puckett in Minnesota did what few athletes in the money ball era would dream of doing or have the patience or perspective to do: elevate a sad sack franchise through love of the game, determination and sheer force of will into a two-time champion, donning the same uniform the entire time.
		Puckett's post-baseball life was also a harrowing reminder of a greater need for balance and perspective in one's individual life.
	www.flakmag.com /sports/puckett.html (2581 words)

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