Sad new for baseball fans

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Just heard today that former Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew has announced that he isn't going to take any more treatments for his throat cancer as his doctors have told him they can't cure it. Killebrew played back in the 1950s and today is still the 11th leading home run hitter in major league baseball.

I'm not really a baseball fan as such but Killebrew grew up in nearby Payette, Idaho and I worked at a printing firm with his brother Bob and sister-i-law Georgia Killebrew for several years. They are wonderful people and by all accounts Harmon is from the same mold. He played ball in an era when most of the top players really felt they had an obligation to be role models for fans and they didn't use drugs to try to improve their skills.

[Randy]

I've never been a baseball fan either, but the name rings home. We were just talking about the pride we once had here in this country, and how it has diminished.

[olroy2044]

Well, I am a baseball fan, and a Harmon Killebrew fan. This is indeed sad news. One of my prized possessions was the Harmon Killebrew bat that I used when I was a pretty fair batter in high school and college. I had visions of turning pro, 'til I saw my first professional quality curve ball! !! Game Over!!

My condolences to the Killebrew family. He was indeed a true star! Roy

[Randy]

I just heard today that he has passed. RIP

[daveh]

Not a name I really knew before. The irony is that I know it now, just as he has died. A second irony exists in his name Killebrew: ironic because a fair proportion of those who succumb have been taking the "killer brew" of cigarettes and alcohol.

Game Over, indeed. RIP.

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I don't think Harmon smoked. By all accounts he was just about the nicest "star" you could ever meet. He stayed in contact with the Minnesota Twins organization, players and the fans until the end. When the sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame was established her was the first inductee. They say he was the player used for the Major League Baseball emblem