Killebrew Things

[JCU]

Hello everybody, I've been looking at these forums for a few weeks now and then; nice site. I've been a Killebrew fan since I was 3-4 years old so along time lol. Over the years I picked up a few cool things, primarily before I got married, I also got to meet Harmon several times over the years, he was a great guy and very knowledgable about his memorabilia. I brought him a store bat and chair back to sign one time and he remembered me from him signing a card years before. He took the bat and said "where did you find this, it's still got the sticker on it" I told him it came from the basement of a hardware store. He said that it was more rare than a game bat and he would trade me for a game used bat. I told him I would gladly trade. I asked what made it so special and he said it was his first bat they made for retail and they didn't make many. So he signed it after admiring it for some time with people piled up behind us.
Then I took my "Killer K 500" directors chair back. He said I haven't seen this in years, he gave it to his neighbor when he moved from Prior Lake. The team made 3 when he hit his 500th HR. They made 3, red, blue and black; I have the black one I got from Dick Johnkowski (voice of the gophers) one was set on home plate for an interview (mine) one in the locker room and one in the dugout. He said he had one and his kids had the other. He was such a nice genuine man. I'll post some pics if there is any interest.

[Scott Garner]

Welcome to net54!
Definitely post pictures! Many of us are into show & tell

[71buc]

Welcome aboard, Killebrew was a class act, post some pictures I would love to see them.

[TUM301]

Please post these pictures, and any other ones of Harmon K. related items. My favorite baseball player for nearly 50 years now !

[prewarsports]

LOVE Killebrew! I live about 20 miles from where he grew up in Payette, Idaho.

I saw a documentary on him a few years back and something he quoted his father saying has stuck with me. I have 4 young boys that all run around playing sports and wreck my house just like the Killebrews did. It drives my wife crazy. Harmon said when he grew up and he and his brothers would wreck the grass playing baseball and his mother would get upset, his dad would put his hand on his wife's shoulder and say "we're raising boys here, not grass". I bet I use some form of that quote once a week!

[dwr11]

Harmon was my favorite player as well. Without a doubt the classiest player I have ever met. I actually got to know him back in the early 80's. A couple of times he sent me a letter wishing me luck in the upcoming sports season. He would always let me send him whatever I wanted him to sign in the mail and he would sign it and send it right back. I am looking forward to seeing the different Killebrew items that people have. Here are a couple of items to get it started.