[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 69 (Wednesday, May 18, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3112-S3113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 189--RECOGNIZING AND HONORING HARMON KILLEBREW AND 
  EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE SENATE TO HIS FAMILY ON HIS DEATH

  Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Franken) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 189

       Whereas Harmon Clayton Killebrew was born on June 29, 1936, 
     in Payette, Idaho;
       Whereas Harmon Killebrew earned multiple awards as an 
     athlete in baseball, basketball, and football while at 
     Payette High School;
       Whereas at the age of 17, Harmon Killebrew signed his first 
     professional baseball contract with the Washington Senators;
       Whereas Harmon Killebrew credits then-United States Senator 
     from the State of Idaho, Herman Welker, with recommending to 
     the Griffith family, then-Washington Senators owners, that 
     the Washington Senators sign Killebrew;
       Whereas Harmon Killebrew played his first 7 seasons of 
     professional baseball in Washington, D.C. before moving with 
     the Washington Senators franchise to the State of Minnesota 
     in 1961, where the team was renamed the Minnesota Twins;
       Whereas Harmon Killebrew played 14 seasons with the 
     Minnesota Twins;
       Whereas Harmon Killebrew hit the longest home run in the 
     history of Metropolitan Stadium, which hit a seat located 520 
     feet from home plate that the Twins later painted red in 
     honor of that historic shot;
       Whereas while with the Minnesota Twins, Harmon Killebrew 
     made the All-Star Team in 10 different seasons and competed 
     in the 1965 World Series, where the Minnesota Twins fell in 7 
     games to the Los Angeles Dodgers;
       Whereas Harmon Killebrew earned the American League's Most 
     Valuable Player award in 1969 when he led the league in both 
     home runs and runs batted in;
       Whereas Harmon Killebrew retired from professional baseball 
     in 1975, after playing 1 season with the Kansas City Royals;
       Whereas uniform number 3, which Harmon Killebrew wore while 
     with the Minnesota Twins, has been retired by the Minnesota 
     Twins;
       Whereas as of 2011, Harmon Killebrew, with 573 career home 
     runs, ranks 11th highest on the all-time career home run list 
     of Major League Baseball;
       Whereas Harmon Killebrew was elected to the Baseball Hall 
     of Fame in 1984;
       Whereas Harmon Killebrew remained active in many important 
     charitable efforts following the conclusion of his playing 
     career;
       Whereas in 1977, Harmon Killebrew joined with Ralph 
     Harding, a former United States Representative from the State 
     of Idaho, in founding the Danny Thompson Memorial Golf 
     Tournament, in honor of Danny Thompson, Harmon Killebrew's 
     former Minnesota Twins teammate who died as a result of 
     leukemia in 1976; and
       Whereas the efforts of Harmon Killebrew in support of the 
     annual Danny Thompson Memorial Golf Tournament in the State 
     of Idaho generated more than $25,000,000 for leukemia and 
     cancer research at St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute 
     in Boise, Idaho and the University of Minnesota Cancer 
     Research Center: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--

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       (1) recognizes Harmon Killebrew as one of the greatest 
     professional baseball players of all time;
       (2) honors Harmon Killebrew for his charitable efforts to 
     support leukemia and cancer research; and
       (3) extends the deepest condolences of the Senate to the 
     family of Harmon Killebrew.

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