[NormsRevenge]

I grew up listening to and watching Harmon Killebrew play ball as a Minnesota Twin and then go on to announce games.

One of the nicest guys to ever swing a baseball bat.

A Prayer for a peaceful passing and comfort to the family and friends.

[Keith in Iowa]

>>>A Prayer for a peaceful passing and comfort to the family and friends.

Dittos from another who grew up watching Harmon... sad.

[ken5050]

I remember, as a kid, a pic of Killebrew on the back page of the Daily News. It showed him doing a split at first base to reach a low throw. Absolutely amazing..he looked like a ballet dancer..was completely flush with the ground....wonder how to find it..it has to be on-line somewheres.

He is obviously at peace...I will pray for him..

[FormerACLUmember]

See you on the other side, Harmon.

I know you will be playing on a beautiful field. Hope to see you one day.

[ComputerGuy]

I saw him in old Griffith Stadium in DC when I was a kid. He could hit the ball - it just kept going and going.

[Joe 6-pack]

Sad. I must’ve been about four years old when my dad bought me my first pack of baseball cards. Killebrew was on top, right there under the bubblegum. One of my very earliest memories.

[Colonel_Flagg]

What a great gentleman. A throwback to a different era. My boyhood hero, and one of the greatest ever to play the game. This is hard.

[lesko]

These are the kind of people that you really want to meet. They give the good fight and accept their fate as adults and don’t whine or blame others or look for handouts. A lot to learn about this man simply by his attitude as he is about to be lifted up. God Bless this man and his family.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

[ChildOfThe60s]

And the pool of professional athletes with real class is soon to shrink by one.

Hope his passing is peaceful and gentle.

[mojito]

Prayers for Harmon Killebrew and his family.

I sure remember those Twins teams from when I was a boy: Killebrew, Carew, Tony Oliva, Bert Blyleven...what great memories.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

[Invincibly Ignorant]

Was one of my hero’s when I was a kid. Sad.

[youngidiot]

Thank God for hospices.

[ssaftler]

Ok, Twins, how about a name change at your ball yard:

“Harmon Killebrew Field at Target Park”

Pays proper tribute to the man without hurting the sponsor package. I’m guessing here that Target Corp paid a few bucks for the naming rights. Hopefully it can be done sooner rather than later.

[Absolutely Nobama]

Bummer. Absolute bummer. :(

God bless you, Harmon!

[r9etb]

My first baseball mitt was a “Harmon Killebrew” model.

[pogo101]

Rounding third and headed home safely.

[Spruce]

Harmon Killebrew is everything that is “right” with baseball. My brothers and I always fought over who got to be Killebrew when we played baseball.

[Keith in Iowa]

Local Minneapolis media coverage

[afraidfortherepublic]

Sad, but the question remains:

Baseball player/esophogeal cancer. Did Killebrew chew tobacco, or use snuff during his career on the field? If so, that fact should be known to try to educate young players.

I know a banker who has lost half his tongue and half his esophogus as a result of chewing tobacco as a teen. That question asked, my prayers are offered for a peaceful passing and comfort for those he leaves behind.