If there is a better example of small-town-boy-makes-it-big than Harmon Killebrew, that would be an amazing story to tell. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementBorn in the tiny railroad town of Payette in western Idaho, Killebrew is a true farm league product, becoming one of the most feared sluggers in Major League Baseball before he was 25. On Aug. 12, 1984, Killebrew was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, along with Luis Aparicio, Don Drysdale, Rick Feller and Pee Wee Reese. Over his 22-year big league career, Killebrew put together eight 40-home run seasons and 44 multiple home run games. His father said, "We're not raising grass here, we're raising boys."