Stan Musial, Willie Mays, ... Actor Bernie Mac and Willie Mays attend the premiere of Touchstone Pictures' "Mr. 3000" on Sept. 8, 2004 in Los Angeles. Willie Mays. Eric Risberg/AP.

Before there ever was a superstar called Willie Mays, there was the love of a father for a son that fostered an American treasure. In the summer of 1947, father and son played side-by-side in ...

As a 7-year-old boy in the 1960s, Schmitz became a fervent fan of the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” and started drawing pictures of his idol, putting together scrapbooks filled with Mays ...

Long before becoming a teenage phenom for the Birmingham Black Barons or a 24-time All-Star in New York and San Francisco, Giants legend Willie Mays was a polite kid from Alabama.

Why Baseball Legend Willie Mays, Dead at 93, Will Never Be Forgotten Even decades after he redefined the game, the 24-time All-Star continued to be revered by fans and historians alike for his ...

Willie Mays was as good — and as cool — as anyone who ever played. ... The big smiles, the pictures of him playing stick ball with kids in Harlem, his “Say Hey Kid” moniker, ...

Cardinals assistant coach Willie McGee said he had several conversations with Mays when he played for the Giants from 1991-94. “Willie was the best, man, the greatest I have ever seen,” McGee ...