Speaking of Cancer, Harmon Killebrew Dies

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Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew Dies After Cancer Battle

Harmon Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins and perhaps the most popular player in the team's 51-year history, died Tuesday after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74.

The Twins said Killebrew passed away peacefully at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., with his wife, Nita, and their family at his side. He announced his diagnosis just six months ago, and last week Killebrew said he was settling in for the final days of his life after doctors deemed the "awful disease" incurable.

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McClure, White recall Killebrew with fondness

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When I was a kid I went to Municipal stadium to watch the Twins play the A's. I like many kids at that time would run down behind the players dugout and crawl on top to get players autographs. I had a program and Killebrew took it signed it and passed to every player in the dugout, They all signed it.What a great guy and a great era in baseball. A class act has passed away. Yes I still have the program.