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Published May 16, 2011, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Harmon Killebrew

Images of Minnesota Twins legend Harmon Killebrew, a Baseball Hall of Fame member and one of major-league baseball's legendary sluggers. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74.


This is a March 19, 2011, file photo showing Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew watching from the dugout prior to a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, in Fort Myers, Fla. In early May 2011, Killebrew said he will no longer fight esophageal cancer and is settling in for the final days of his life. The Twins released a statement on Friday, May 13, 2011, from Killebrew, saying he has "exhausted all options" for treatment and the cancer is incurable. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

  • This is a March 19, 2011, file photo showing Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew watching from the dugout prior to a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, in Fort Myers, Fla. In early May 2011, Killebrew said he will no longer fight esophageal cancer and is settling in for the final days of his life. The Twins released a statement on Friday, May 13, 2011, from Killebrew, saying he has "exhausted all options" for treatment and the cancer is incurable. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
  • Thie is 1963 file photo showing Minnesota Twins' Harmon Killebrew. 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, May 13, 2011, from Killebrew, saying he has "exhausted all options" for treatment and the cancer is incurable. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74.
  • This May 31, 2003, file photo shows Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, right, enjoying a laugh with fellow Hall of Fame star Harmon Killebrew, left, during ceremonies honoring Twins announcer Bob Casey, in Minneapolis. Puckett died in early 2006. The Minnesota Twins released a statement on Friday, May 13, 2011, from Killebrew, saying he has "exhausted all options" for treatment and the cancer is incurable. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74.(AP Photo/Jim Mone)
  • This Sept. 12, 1964, file photo shows Minnesota Twins' Harmon Killebrew posing with 9-year-old Johnny Guiney, at New York's Yankee Stadium. Killebrew had visited Guiney in May after he was hospitalized with critical burns suffered when his altar boy robes caught fire. Johnny asked his idol to hit a homer, and the leading home run hitter in the major leagues responded with a first inning, two-run blast. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74. The Minnesota Twins released a statement on Friday, May 13, 2011, from Killebrew, saying he has "exhausted all options" for treatment and the cancer is incurable. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)
  • Hall of Famer and former Twin great Harmon Killebrew, left, embraces newest Twin Jim Thome during spring training drills at the Lee County Sports Complex in Ft. Myers, Fla., on Saturday February 27, 2010. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74. (Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall)
  • Minnesota Twins greats and Hall of Fame players Harmon Killebrew, left, and Rod Carew are introduced prior to the Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals spring training baseball game Friday, April 2, 2010, in Minneapolis where the Twins played their first outdoor game in Minnesota since 1981. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74.(AP Photo/Jim Mone)<br /><br />
  • Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, center, is presented with his American League batting title and Most Valuable Player awards by former Twins greats Tony Oliva, left, and Harmon Killebrew during a pre-game ceremony before a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, April 17, 2010, in Minneapolis. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74.(AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)
  • Former Minnesota Twins baseball player Harmon Killebrew poses with a statue of him unveiled near Target Field in Minneapolis Saturday, April 3, 2010. Killebrew, played major league baseball for 22 years and was the American MVP in 1969 and lead the Twins to the World Series in 1965. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74.(AP Photo/Andy King)<br /><br />
  • Former Minnesota Twins baseball player Harmon Killebrew poses with a statue of him unveiled near Target Field in Minneapolis Saturday, April 3, 2010. Killebrew, played major league baseball for 22 years and was the American MVP in 1969 and lead the Twins to the World Series in 1965. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74. (AP Photo/Andy King)
  • This April 12, 2010, file photo shows former Minnesota Twins baseball player and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew getting a hug from current Twins player Michael Cuddyer (5) in the dugout prior to the Twins' home opener baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at their new stadium, Target Field, in Minneapolis. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File )
  • This May 22, 1962, file photo shows Minnesota Twins' outfielder Harmon Killebrew hitting a double in the third inning against the Washington Senators, in Washington. Killebrew announced Friday, May 13, 2011, that he no longer plans to fight his esophageal cancer and has settled in for the final days of his life, saddening friends and fans of the 74-year-old Hall of Fame slugger. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74. (AP Photo/Bob Schutz, File)
  • This June 20, 2010, file photo shows Former Minnesota Twins baseball player and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, signing autographs before the Hall of Fame Classic baseball game in Cooperstown, N.Y. Killebrew announced Friday, May 13, 2011, that he no longer plans to fight his esophageal cancer and has settled in for the final days of his life, saddening friends and fans of the 74-year-old Hall of Fame slugger. Killebrew died of cancer Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Arizona at age 74.(AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli, File)
  • Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew poses for a portrait before a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 12, 1964. Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)
  • In this August 1959 file photo, Washington Senators outfielder Harmon Killebrew poses for a portrait. Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74. Killebrew broke in to the majors with the Senators in 1954 as an 18-year-old. (AP Photo/File)
  • Former Minnesota Twins player and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew in Minneapolis on April 2, 2010. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, file)
  • This May 13, 2011, file photo shows roses on the plaque by the statue of Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame baseball player Harmon Killebrew on Target Field plaza, in Minneapolis. Killebrew, the Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)