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[edit] Odds and ends
Here are some things that I've heard about Harmon Killebrew that I do not feel comfortable inserting into the main article.
1. There is a Killegbrew Drive in Payette, Idaho (I've seen it but I don't remember the exact name). Killebrew Dr. is right 2. Killebrew paid for the domed field house at Payette High School. 3. Used to own the Ford dealership in Ontario, Oregon (Killebrew Motors), across the river from Payette. 4. He has the lowest lifetime batting average of anybody in the Hall of Fame. 5. There's an autographed Twins jersey of his in the Minnesota State Historical Museum in St. Paul (seen it). 68.116.40.228 (talk) 21:28, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
- Do you have sources for these? Wknight94 talk 21:48, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
- As far as batting average, at first blush I would have to say if it is true, it would have to be qualified as being among players other than pitchers.Justus R (talk) 00:24, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
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- Ray Schalk, catcher for the White Sox and Giants between 1912-1929, has the lowest batting average of any non pitcher in the Hall of Fame at .253. So Harmon is close but no cigar. Ckruschke (talk) 19:36, 14 May 2011 (UTC)Ckruschke
[edit] Mormon?
Harmon Killebrew (just died today) was also a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I think that is something important that should be added to the article. (It explains a lot of the reasons as to his character and kind nature.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.12.72.71 (talk) 16:22, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
- I did my due diligence this AM and although I can find a few references in news articles saying "Harmon was a Mormon" and/or "he was baptized into the faith in 1966", it is all of the anecdotal variety in throwaway lines. Even the Mormon sites (such as Desert Times and MormonWiki) say nothing beyond the two items above, which is odd considering I would think that they'd at least say "he attended X temple" or something like that. Nowhere does Harmon either confirm or deny these "reports".
- As an aside, I also think it's odd that he was baptized in 1966 and not as a youngster in Idaho (where there is at least a little bit of a Mormon community). Growing up in MN, I can tell you that there were alot of Lutherens and Methodists and even some Catholics, but I've never heard of any Mormon communities. In addition, his memorial is in a non-denominational church in Peoria, AZ. I don't know much about the faith, but I'm assuming that they could have held his memorial at the temple where he attended(?).Ckruschke (talk) 13:33, 19 May 2011 (UTC)Ckruschke
[edit] Killebrew Root Beer
http://www.rootbeerreviews.com/brews/killebrew.php The bottle pictured doesn't have the label wrapped around the neck. The current advertising slogan is "With the Hall of Fame Taste" the number 3 and a facsimile of Harmon Killebrew's signature. Bizzybody (talk) 06:31, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
- While interesting, I'm not sure of an easy way to wiggle that into the article, since the personal/legacy section is fairly big already. I'll see what I can do. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 21:07, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
- Dead link, and you might run into fair-use problems in any case. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:13, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
- Found a better ref for that: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/steve_rushin/05/16/harmon.killebrew/ Wizardman Operation Big Bear 21:22, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
- Excellent writeup about the great Harmon. What's the deal about the label wrapped around the neck, which Bizzybody mentioned above? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:25, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
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