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| Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
Harmon Clayton Killebrew 1936 - 2011
World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame Remembers National Baseball Hall of Famer and Minnesota Twins Great Harmon Killebrew
National Baseball Hall of Famer and World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame inductee, Harmon Killebrew.
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BOISE – Harmon Killebrew, a 2006 inductee of the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame, passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.
Killebrew, who had been battling esophageal cancer, died peacefully, with his wife Nita, and their family at his side.
“Harmon Killebrew was a hall of famer on the field and in the community,” said World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame board member and former sportscaster Larry Maneely. “Harmon’s achievements on the baseball diamond are only matched by his record of community service, commitment to his family and as a gentleman. We will miss our friend greatly.”
World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame
The World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame recognizes individuals and organizations from the world of amateur and professional athletics who, through their humanitarian efforts, distinguish themselves as role models in the community. More than 40 sports-humanitarians have been enshrined in Boise, including tennis great Arthur Ashe, Major League Baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson, NFL coaching legend Tom Landry, the NBA's David Robinson, soccer great Pelé and the Harlem Globetrotters.