 Examples of this tribute can be seen in the 1978 Topps baseball card set.An annual golf tournament honoring Thompson is held in August in Sun Valley, Idaho.The Danny Thompson Memorial Golf Tournament, benefiting leukemia and cancer research, was launched in 1977 by the Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew (1936–2011), a former teammate with the Twins; and Ralph Harding (1929–2006), a former Idaho congressman.