a lasting tribute to Killebrew

Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew died today at the age of 74.  Killebrew hit 573 home runs in his major league baseball career, most of it being with the Minnesota Twins.

One of the lasting tributes to Killebrew is a seat that you can find bolted to the wall at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN.

seat on wall of Mall of America at right
photo from Yahoo! Sports

At the site of the Mall of America was the previous home of the Minnesota Twins, Metropolitan Stadium, which was demolished to make room for the shopping mall in the 1980's.

The site of the seat bolted to the wall at the Mall of America is the location where the longest home in Metropolitan Stadium history landed, which was hit by Killebrew in 1967.  The estimated distance of the home run is 522 feet.

The estimated distance of Killebrew's 522' home run
photo from Yahoo! Sports