AM 1240 WJON » harmon killebrew http://wjon.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:18:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Twins Honor Killebrew At Memorial Service http://wjon.com/twins-honor-killebrew-at-memorial-service/ http://wjon.com/twins-honor-killebrew-at-memorial-service/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 12:37:00 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=16590 The Twins honored Hall of Famer and former Twin Harmon Killebrew at a Memorial Service Thursday night at Target Field. Killebrew died Tuesday May 17 after a battle with esophagael cancer. His funeral was last Friday in Arizona. Many former and current Twins players spoke at the Memorial Service including Rod Carew, Jim Kaat, and Paul Molitor.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-honor-killebrew-at-memorial-service/feed/ 0 Getty Images Killebrew Memorial Service Tonight http://wjon.com/killebrew-memorial-service-tonight/ http://wjon.com/killebrew-memorial-service-tonight/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 12:38:53 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=16426 The Twins will hold a Memorial Service tonight at Target Field beginning at 7pm for former Twin and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew. Hear the program on WJON with coverage beginning at 7:00. The event is free and open to the public. Killebrew's funeral took place last Friday in Arizona. He died May 17 after a battle with esophagael cancer. Killebrew hit 573 homeruns in his career.

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]]> http://wjon.com/killebrew-memorial-service-tonight/feed/ 0 Hannah Foslien, Getty Images Killebrew Funeral Today In Arizona http://wjon.com/killebrew-funeral-today-in-arizona/ http://wjon.com/killebrew-funeral-today-in-arizona/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 13:04:13 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=15809 Former Twin and hall of famer Harmon Killebrew's funeral will take place today in Peoria, Arizona at noon (Central Time) and coverage can be heard on AM 1390-the Fan. Killebrew died Tuesday after a battle with esophageal cancer. He was 74.

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]]> http://wjon.com/killebrew-funeral-today-in-arizona/feed/ 0 Hannah Foslien, Getty Images Twins Will Have Memorial Service For Killebrew http://wjon.com/twins-will-have-memorial-service-for-killebrew/ http://wjon.com/twins-will-have-memorial-service-for-killebrew/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 13:03:25 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=15690 The Twins will hold a Memorial Service for Hall of Famer and former Twin Harmon Killebrew Thursday May 26 at Target Field. Killebrew died Tuesday after a battle with esophageal cancer. His funeral is set for today with a private burial in Idaho on Monday. Killebrew is 11th all-time in homeruns with 573.

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]]> http://wjon.com/twins-will-have-memorial-service-for-killebrew/feed/ 0 Hannah Foslien, Getty Images Killebrew Funeral Set For Friday In Arizona http://wjon.com/killebrew-funeral-set-for-friday-in-arizona/ http://wjon.com/killebrew-funeral-set-for-friday-in-arizona/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 16:36:34 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15593 The Minnesota Twins will hold a public memorial service for Harmon Killebrew at Target Field next week, after the Hall of Fame slugger's funeral in Arizona. The Twins made the announcement on Wednesday, the day after Killebrew died at 74 from esophageal cancer.

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]]> http://wjon.com/killebrew-funeral-set-for-friday-in-arizona/feed/ 0 Hannah Foslien, Getty Images Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew Dead At 74 http://wjon.com/minnesota-twins-hall-of-famer-harmon-killebrew-dead-at-74/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-twins-hall-of-famer-harmon-killebrew-dead-at-74/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 20:46:13 +0000 WJON Staff http://wjon.com/?p=15526 Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew died Tuesday at his Scottsdale, Arizona home after battling esophageal cancer, reports ESPN.com. He was 74. Killebrew was diagnosed with the cancer six months ago.

Nicknamed “The Killer,” Killebrew, who played from 1954-1975, was an 11-time All-Star who won the American League MVP Award in 1969. With him anchoring the lineup, the Twins went to the World Series for the first time in 1965 and made appearances in the American League Championship Series in 1969 and 1970. Killebrew became the first Twin to be immortalized in the hall of fame, getting inducted in 1984. His jersey was retired by the Twins in 1975.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-twins-hall-of-famer-harmon-killebrew-dead-at-74/feed/ 0 Hannah Foslien, Getty Images Quotes About The Death Of Harmon Killebrew http://wjon.com/quotes-about-the-death-of-harmon-killebrew/ http://wjon.com/quotes-about-the-death-of-harmon-killebrew/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 18:49:27 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15514 Reaction to the death Tuesday of Twins slugger and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew: Here are just some of the comments made today. Be sure to share your thoughts as well.

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]]> http://wjon.com/quotes-about-the-death-of-harmon-killebrew/feed/ 0 Getty Images Hall of Famer Killebrew dies at 74 http://wjon.com/hall-of-famer-killebrew-dies-at-74/ http://wjon.com/hall-of-famer-killebrew-dies-at-74/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 15:52:24 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15504 Harmon Killebrew, the Minnesota Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, has died at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.

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]]> http://wjon.com/hall-of-famer-killebrew-dies-at-74/feed/ 0 Getty Images Harmon Killebrew Ends Fight With Cancer http://wjon.com/harmon-killebrew-ends-fight-with-cancer/ http://wjon.com/harmon-killebrew-ends-fight-with-cancer/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 15:48:06 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15212 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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]]> http://wjon.com/harmon-killebrew-ends-fight-with-cancer/feed/ 0 Getty Images Killebrew Diagnosed With Cancer http://wjon.com/killebrew-diagnosed-with-cancer/ http://wjon.com/killebrew-diagnosed-with-cancer/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:53:12 +0000 Tim Lyon http://wjon.com/?p=3553 Hall of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew says he has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Killebrew released a statement through the Minnesota Twins on Thursday saying that he is receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

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