Photos: Remembering Harmon Killebrew
An undated photo of Hall of Fame baseball player Harmon Killebrew. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 16, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.
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Twins Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in Scotsdale, Ariz. after battling esophageal cancer. Killebrew was a top power hitter in the 1960s and he helped the fledgling Twins put down roots in a place that until 1961, never had major league ball.
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