Harmon Killebrew
Harmon Killebrew was a young boy born and raised in the small community of Payette, Idaho.He attendedits schools, played in sports, lettered in baseball, basketball and football his four years at Payette High and went on to become one of the most celebrated and noted Major League Baseball players of our time.During his college years at the College of Idahohe played semi-pro baseball in the Idaho-Oregon Border League and his batting average, .847 was beginning to intimidate his opponents since the.300 average is reportedly very good.The Washington Senators, later called the Minnesota Twins, signed him in 1954 to a $30,000 contract.That was $6000 a year for three years and a $12,000 bonus.After a slow start, he became the hitting sensation of the American League, leading in home runs for six years.He ended his twenty-two year career in the majors with 573 homers and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.Harmon Killebrew entered the Idaho's Hall of Fame in August of 1995.
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