Sad News

[DTro]

He was the source of a lot of entertainment for MN over the years:

Harmon Killebrew:

"It is with profound sadness that I share with you that my continued battle with esophageal cancer is coming to an end. With the continued love and support of my wife, Nita, I have exhausted all options with respect to controlling this awful disease. My illness has progressed beyond my doctors' expectation of cure.

I have spent the past decade of my life promoting hospice care and educating people on its benefits. I am very comfortable taking this next step and experiencing the compassionate care that hospice provides.

I am comforted by the fact that I am surrounded by my family and friends. I thank you for the outpouring of concern, prayers and encouragement that you have shown me. I look forward to spending my final days in comfort and peace with Nita by my side."

[Scott K]

Very sad indeed!

[mrklean]

very sad news

[RebelSS]

I remember cheering for him at the old Met when I was a pup in the mid 60's....he was every kids hero.

[vince]

I remember when I was a kid my Dad and I would often watch the Twins on TV or at the Met. Every time, and I mean EVERY time, Harmon would come up my Dad would say "Lose one Harmon" and he often did. I miss my Dad and I'll miss Harmon. Those really were the good old days.

[toughguy]

So sad. From everything I've heard he is such a wonderfully nice man in person. Very few like him in professional sports these days. We'll miss ya killer

[CANOPY SAM]

Now that is one class act right there. Harmon truly is, and ever will be, the people's hero!

What a beautiful, and eloquent way to say goodbye. God speed, Harmon! See ya' on the other side.

[Rippinlip]

When the time comes, our Creator is getting a truly great man!

Thanks for the memories Killer!

Mark

[RiverFish]

I always use one of his quotes when I get jabbed about our grass/weeds in our yard:

“My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass"; "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys";”

[Eric Wettschreck]

[DTro]

He passed away this morning

RIP

Harmon Clayton Killebrew, an iconic Minnesota Twin known for his prodigious home runs and humble demeanor, passed away Tuesday morning at his Scottsdale, Ariz., home at the age of 74 after a nearly five-month battle with esophageal cancer.

[hanronson]

R.I.P. Killer.

[DonBo]

A sad day indeed. He will be missed.

[Finlander]

We will miss him! A true hero to all humanity!

[lunkerlander]

RIP Mr. Killebrew.

[ozzie]

Truley a sad day for the Twins, baseball, and the world as a whole as we lost a truely great one today.....rest in peace Harmon

[Harmonica Bear]

Sad day indeed. The Killer was my first childhood hero. RIP

[Rick]

The Harmless Killer.

I loved that man!!!

He's in a better place!!!

[DonBo]

A nice tribute at Target Field.

[Greg Clusiau]

I remember how special it was to me to be able to go the old Met on "Harmon Killebrew Day" and watch him ride around the perimeter in a golf cart, smiling and waving to all the fans. Truly a great man, on and off the field.

[Muskiefool]

One of the nicest guys you'd ever meet. RIP Killer K

[Cicada]

Never met the man, but knew someone who did. I used to work at a grocery store in Pelican Rapids. We delivered to a few elderly people, one of which was an 80 something year old guy. He had a mentally handicapped son that lived with him. One day our conversation turned to baseball and when he found out I loved the game, he called his son into the living room. He told the son, now in his late 50's, that one of my favorite players was Harmon Killebrew. The son's face lit up and the father told him to show me what he had. The son went over to a modest kitchen hutch and pulled a baseball with Harmon's autograph and he was simply beaming as he brought it over to me. The father explained that he had lived in Washington DC for several years and took his son to a baseball game. Harmon came over and visited with them for a while. Before he left, he offered the son an autographed baseball and wished them well. All those years later, the son still gushed when he talked about his hero, the friendly baseball player Harmon Killebrew. Harmon's time on this earth is finished. He made the most of his life. I have a feeling that, along with Harmon's friends and family that have gone before him, there will be a fan from long ago welcoming him to his new home. God be with you Harmon.

[Fowlmouth]

RIP HARMON!!! The Killer. Greatest Twin ever.

[Bran32]

What a sad day, we lost a great man!! God bless you Harmon!

[Dourque]

RIP Killer!!! you are in a better place and will never be forgotten.

It's only fitting that a total of 3 runs total were scored in tonights game, along with 3 hits for the Twins and 3 hits for the Mariners. even in his passing the "Killer" was on the field!