Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, 74, dies of cancer

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[Marshall Bennett]

Really sad news. Grew up watching him pound the ball. Always felt like him and Frank Howard had more raw power than anyone that ever played. Rip tough guy.

[Ocala Mike]

One of the true "great ones." RIP in the field of dreams with all the other immortals.


Ocala Mike

[sonnyp]

he came out the other day with a statement that it was with a "profound sadness" he was giving up his fight and entering hospice.

i know life can be a bitch, and we're all going to get to that point, but i just can't imagine one's thoughts in those last days.

as i read each day of another childhood hero or personality passing i realize it is truly an end of an era.


i'm not a literature guy but i always think,"ask not for whom the bell tolls.........it tolls for thee".

[Bettowin]

My first major league game was watching Harmon, Bob Allison, Cesar Tovar, Rod Carew taking batting practice at a knothole game. Harmon just kept hitting batting practice balls into the left field seat knowing us cub scouts were out there:)

[ArlJim78]

It's sad to watch the icons of your youth pass on. Killebrew was a favorite of mine, for years I swore by my Harmon Killebrew model bat.

[canleakid]

RIP Killer :cool:

[ElKabong]

hit more HRs than anyone in the 1960s. Was one of my favorites.

Before joing the USAF in 1975, I was at the old Met watching them play KC. Killer puts one in the LF bleachers, not far from me. Sure wish now I had gone after that ball. Instead I saw a little kid and his dad running full bore for it. i figured the ball would mean more to a kid (local) than me so I didn't go after it....whenever I think of Killebrew, I think of that moment, and the fact that Killer was a very good, decent human

And a helluva power hitter