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Harmon Killebrew ends fight against cancer (entering hospice, all options exhausted)
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| 5/13/11
| AP
Posted on 05/13/2011 9:35:08 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
MINNEAPOLIS, (AP) -- Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew says he will no longer fight esophageal cancer and is settling in for the final days of his life.
The Minnesota Twins released a statement on Friday from Killebrew, saying he has "exhausted all options" for treatment and the cancer is incurable.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: cancer; esophageal; harmonkillebrew; hospice
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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.
To: NormsRevenge
>>>A Prayer for a peaceful passing and comfort to the family and friends.
Dittos from another who grew up watching Harmon... sad.
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:37:21 AM PDT
by
Keith in Iowa
(FR Class of 1998 | TV News is an oxymoron. | MSNBC = Moonbats Spouting Nothing But Crap.)
To: NormsRevenge
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..
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:38:17 AM PDT
by
ken5050
(Save the Earth..It's the only planet with chocolate!!!)
To: NormsRevenge
See you on the other side, Harmon.
I know you will be playing on a beautiful field. Hope to see you one day.
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:40:24 AM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.)
To: NormsRevenge
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.
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:40:56 AM PDT
by
ComputerGuy
(HM2/USN M/3/3 Marines RVN 66-67)
To: NormsRevenge
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.
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:40:56 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: NormsRevenge
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.
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:42:06 AM PDT
by
Colonel_Flagg
("It's hard to take the president seriously." - Jim DeMint)
To: NormsRevenge
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.
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:42:52 AM PDT
by
lesko
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:44:25 AM PDT
by
PSYCHO-FREEP
(Always Remember You're Unique.......(Just Like Everyone Else.))
To: NormsRevenge
And the pool of professional athletes with real class is soon to shrink by one.
Hope his passing is peaceful and gentle.
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:45:33 AM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
( If you can remember the 60s....you weren't really there)
To: NormsRevenge
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.
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:46:35 AM PDT
by
mojito
To: Keith in Iowa
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:47:06 AM PDT
by
Hulka
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:47:07 AM PDT
by
PSYCHO-FREEP
(Always Remember You're Unique.......(Just Like Everyone Else.))
To: ComputerGuy
Me too.
Killebrew, Lemon, Sievers, Allison, Pascual, etc.
To: ken5050
“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”
As I recall, he did that in an All-Star game, and injured himself in the process.
He was one of my boyhood heroes.
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:48:06 AM PDT
by
WL-law
To: savedbygrace
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:48:53 AM PDT
by
PSYCHO-FREEP
(Always Remember You're Unique.......(Just Like Everyone Else.))
To: NormsRevenge
Was one of my hero’s when I was a kid. Sad.
To: Invincibly Ignorant
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:51:18 AM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Put Obie in a dress and call him "The Last Queen of Scotland".)
To: savedbygrace
Camilo Pascual could make a baseball break three feet.
Well, almost ;)
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:51:18 AM PDT
by
ComputerGuy
(HM2/USN M/3/3 Marines RVN 66-67)
To: Keith in Iowa
That winning Home Run Stroke!
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posted on
05/13/2011 9:51:33 AM PDT
by
PSYCHO-FREEP
(Always Remember You're Unique.......(Just Like Everyone Else.))
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