Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Killebrew is one of those guys who makes you believe in the whole American small-town-kid-makes-good story — because he actually lived it. He grew up in Payette, Idaho, a place most people couldn't find on a map, and turned into one of the most fearsome power hitters the game has ever seen. The nickname "Hammerin' Harmon" was earned, not gifted: he finished his career fifth on the all-time home run list, and watching him swing in old footage you can practically feel the force through the screen. What I love about him is that he wasn't flashy or controversial — just relentless, year after year, with Minnesota, racking up damage that earned him the 1969 AL MVP. He passed away in May 2011, but his plaque in Cooperstown says everything that needs to be said.

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Name (English)

Harmon Killebrew

Name (Japanese)

ハーモン・キルブルー

Reading

はーもん・きるぶるー

Born

June 29, 1936 – May 17, 2011

Origin

Payette, Idaho, United States

Height

180 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rat

High school

Payette High School

Awards & achievements

• 1969 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

• Official sitehttp://www.harmonkillebrew.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmon%20Killebrew
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585630

Tags

• Idaho
• baseball player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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