- Minnesota Twins baseball Hall-of-Famer, whose 573 career home runs were, as of 2003, seventh all time, and the American League record for a right-handed hitter. 1969 American League Most Valuable Player.
- First Baseman for Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (1954-1974) and Kansas City Royals (1975).
- Minnesota Twins All-Time Games Played Leader (2,329).
- Minnesota Twins All-Time Homerun Leader (559).
- Minnesota Twins All-Time RBI Leader (1,540).
- Minnesota Twins All-Time Total Bases Leader (4,026).
- Minnesota Twins All-Time Walks Leader (1,505).
- Minnesota Twins All-Time Slugging Percentage Leader (.514).
- Member of 1965 American League Champion Minnesota Twins team. Member of 1969 and 1970 American League Western Division Champion Minnesota Twins teams.
- Named to 11 American League All Star Teams (1959, 1961 and 1963-1971).
- 1969 American League MVP. Finished 3rd in voting in 1962, 4th in voting in 1963, 10th in voting in 1964, 4th in voting in 1966, 2nd in voting in 1967 and 3rd in voting in 1970.
- .509 Slugging Percentage (73rd All Time), 2,435 Games (59th All Time), 4,143 Total Bases (55th All Time), 573 Home Runs (7th All Time), 1,584 RBI (29th All Time), 1,559 Walks (13th All Time), 1,699 Strikeouts (14th All Time), 887 Extra- Base Hits (47th All Time) and 3,693 Times on Base (60th All Time).
- Father of Ken Killebrew.
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
- Retired in 1975.
- Diagnosed with esophageal cancer in December 2010.
- He became the 10th Major League Baseball player to hit 500 regular season home runs on August 10, 1972.
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