“Hopefully, they can say, ‘There goes the best baseball player in the world.’ I honestly believe I did everything in baseball that a baseball player can do, and I did it with love.” ~ Willie Mays Willie Howard Mays, Jr. died of heart failure last Tuesday, June 18th at the age of 93. I was watching the White Sox game and received an alert on my iPhone and just couldn’t believe it. I know he was 93, but somehow as I received the news, I was 10 years old again and it was 1968 and Willie was just 37 and still hitting home runs, making amazing catches, and winning his last of 12 Gold Glove Awards. Of course, he wasn’t the player he previously had been, but he was a player I looked forward to watching on tv and reading about in articles and the daily box scores. He was one of my childhood’s heroes. I loved hearing stories from my grandfather and uncle about him. I was 10 years old, and Willie was going to play and live forever.
I totally agree that Willie Mays was a fantastic player! He was a man people were proud to look up to and tell all how humble and great he was to baseball! Rest In Peace Willie!
Beautiful tribute to an incredible legend‼️ Thank you for sharing🤗
Thank you, Mary Kay! Rough losing childhood heroes.
Mike, great writing for an even greater man ! He will be missed
Thanks David. They don't make players like Willie anymore.
Excellent, Mike.
Thanks Terry!
I totally agree that Willie Mays was a fantastic player! He was a man people were proud to look up to and tell all how humble and great he was to baseball! Rest In Peace Willie!
Thanks! yes, he was.
Thanks for compiling those quotes and memories, Mike!
You are more than welcome Paul. It was a labour of love, one of my favourite players growing up. Thanks for your support.