GabbyGuy
Upstanding Member,
One of my baseball heroes growing up is near the end....Harmon Killebrew's move to hospice saddens Twins Territory:
http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/121781839.html
He was always a kind and gentle guy. Super nice guy and just so humble and down to earth. Glad I was able to meet him a few times over the years. Sad time.....
My favorite part of this article was when Twins player, Michael Cuddyer, describes an autograph session he had with Harmon (who has one of the all-time best autos in the hobby). We talk about this a lot with all the new pro athletes just scribbling unreadable signatures. At least one old-timer got through to a new star player! Atta boy, Harmon! :beer:
Right fielder Michael Cuddyer called Killebrew the most influential person in his life, "next to my parents."
Cuddyer, 32, recalled a time early in his pro career when he and Killebrew signed autographs together on a Twins winter caravan stop. "My signature back then was terrible," Cuddyer said. "You could see the M somewhat and you could see the C. Everything else was just squiggly lines. It was like an EKG.
"And [Killebrew] said, 'Michael, if I see this signature one more time come through this line, I'm leaving. The only person they're going to be mad at is you.' From that point on, I feel like every time I write a signature I'm trying to do him justice."
http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/121781839.html
He was always a kind and gentle guy. Super nice guy and just so humble and down to earth. Glad I was able to meet him a few times over the years. Sad time.....
My favorite part of this article was when Twins player, Michael Cuddyer, describes an autograph session he had with Harmon (who has one of the all-time best autos in the hobby). We talk about this a lot with all the new pro athletes just scribbling unreadable signatures. At least one old-timer got through to a new star player! Atta boy, Harmon! :beer:
Right fielder Michael Cuddyer called Killebrew the most influential person in his life, "next to my parents."
Cuddyer, 32, recalled a time early in his pro career when he and Killebrew signed autographs together on a Twins winter caravan stop. "My signature back then was terrible," Cuddyer said. "You could see the M somewhat and you could see the C. Everything else was just squiggly lines. It was like an EKG.
"And [Killebrew] said, 'Michael, if I see this signature one more time come through this line, I'm leaving. The only person they're going to be mad at is you.' From that point on, I feel like every time I write a signature I'm trying to do him justice."
