 Maurer thanked his late father and grandfather for their belief in his abilities and thanked his mother for teaching him that it was more important to be a good person than a good player. Maurer is the seventh player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Minnesota Twin and the fourth from Creighton-Durham Hall High School in St. Paul. Twins great Joe Maurer cited his Minnesota background during his induction speech. I grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota.