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Harmon Killebrew
Inducted: 2006
Induction Class: Steve Largent (Football), Harmon Killebrew (Baseball), Steve Smith (Basketball)
Sport: Baseball
Years Active: 1954-1975
Born: June 29, 1936
Birthplace: Payette, Idaho
Community Focus: Health & Disease
Foundation: The Harmon Killebrew Foundation
Harmon Killebrew, regarded as one of the hardest hitters in Major League Baseball history, was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame along with Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Largent and the NBA’s Steve Smith as a part of the class of 2006.
“Killer” amassed numbers matched only by the game’s very elite throughout a career with the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals. In 1984, Killebrew joined baseball’s immortals with election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. During his baseball career, Killebrew was named an American League All-Star 13 times, the 1969 American League Most Valuable Player, and was a six-time American League home run leader where he is 8th on the all-time list Major League list with 573 round-trippers.
Killebrew’s community achievements include co-founding Idaho’s Danny Thompson Memorial Golf Tournament,which since 1977 has raised more than $2 million to aid leukemia research. Since 1991 he has served as the national spokesperson for the World Children’s Baseball Fair.
In 1998, Killebrew and his wife Nita founded The Harmon Killebrew Foundation, which is committed to serving as a host for fundraising events benefiting other charitable organizations