From the archives: Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid"

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  • Baseball legend Willie Mays, one of the most talented and beloved players in MLB history, died June 18, 2024 at age 94. In this August 5, 1979 report for "CBS Sunday Morning," Mays talked with correspondent Ray Gandolf about his love for the game on the occasion of being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., and participated in Old Timer's Day at Shea Stadium.
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  • @JackieDaytona1776
    @JackieDaytona1776 8 днів тому +10

    To say he was a better person than he was a ballplayer...maybe that's true, but if so he must have been one of the best human beings to ever exist.

  • @maryeliason1504
    @maryeliason1504 9 днів тому +13

    Everyone loved him!

  • @OmahaJames1013
    @OmahaJames1013 9 днів тому +10

    I loved him I spent time away from others at work today weeping about the loss felt shame but I don't care what others think

    • @CeePeeDee7190
      @CeePeeDee7190 6 днів тому

      There is no shame in loving one of the greatest ball players of all time, and an outstanding human being.

    • @moonbear5061
      @moonbear5061 5 днів тому

      I wept too. He was truly one of a kind and will be missed!!

  • @thomasgalvin4069
    @thomasgalvin4069 8 днів тому +9

    RIP Willie Mays

  • @mostly_insane2291
    @mostly_insane2291 6 днів тому +3

    I was too young to remember his final playing years but based on all the footage I’ve seen of him, he was one of the greatest. “The Catch” amazes me every time I see it.

  • @gregattanasio3185
    @gregattanasio3185 9 днів тому +8

    What a KIND, HUMBLE MAN...TX YOU WILLIE.
    YOU WILL.BE MISSED

  • @marytheresejacksonlutz2533
    @marytheresejacksonlutz2533 8 днів тому +7

    What a decent man! And one of the greatest baseball players. Thank you for sharing this.

  • @Cletus_the_Elder
    @Cletus_the_Elder 9 днів тому +5

    He had grace, on and off the field.

  • @clifftanton8385
    @clifftanton8385 6 днів тому +2

    Baseball had a love affair with this man thats how legendary this man his the greatest player who has ever lived period

  • @micnak3574
    @micnak3574 7 днів тому +4

    The closest thing to Willie Mays is Ken Griffey, Jr. They can both run, play defense in the center field, hit for average, and hit for power. RIP Willie.

  • @davidluckens3479
    @davidluckens3479 6 днів тому +1

    Fresco Thompson of the Dodgers front office remarked ,"Willie Mays glove is where triples go to die"-Mays afield had to be seen,to be believed-Back in '54,"before ESPN highlights were even dreamed of,"The Catch" was shown over and over on TV,because it was so amazing,so truly magical-Folks in NYC who didn't even care about baseball were enthralled by that play -Rest in Power,Willie Mays.

  • @timmclain5576
    @timmclain5576 6 днів тому +1

    What a true class act.

  • @UncleSam-USofA
    @UncleSam-USofA 9 днів тому +4

    A true legend and great human rip

  • @cynthiastines8918
    @cynthiastines8918 7 днів тому +5

    RIP, SAY HEY KID

  • @user-ck7ki5ju9w
    @user-ck7ki5ju9w 7 днів тому +2

    the greatest 5 tool player in Baseball

  • @vernelledouglas1801
    @vernelledouglas1801 7 днів тому +1

    Baseball isn't that popular in the Southern Caribbean islands but I've heard Mr. Mays' name mentioned several times. This made me want to learn more.

  • @Pittie21
    @Pittie21 7 днів тому +3

    Say HEY

  • @chriswalls5831
    @chriswalls5831 9 днів тому +5

    My new idea statue or stadium named after him

    • @Me97202
      @Me97202 9 днів тому +3

      Sorry. America only names its stadiums after corporations.

  • @kellykarcher7179
    @kellykarcher7179 7 днів тому +1

    Interesting to see the home plate umpire shake Willie's hand in that last clip of him hitting a homer. That's extremely unusual! I wonder if that homer was a milestone or just another trip around the bases?

    • @paulazmudzinski9225
      @paulazmudzinski9225 6 днів тому

      I'd guess it was home run number 600. -mikenotpaula.

    • @kellykarcher7179
      @kellykarcher7179 6 днів тому +1

      @@paulazmudzinski9225 Nope. Home Run #600 was in San Diego. Willie hit it over the LF wall. This homer looks like it was at Candlestick Park.

  • @boomerang8909
    @boomerang8909 6 днів тому

    He reminds me of another Alabamian, Sir Charles Barkley, with that Southern accent.

  • @davanmani556
    @davanmani556 5 днів тому

    At that point, the divorce really took a lot of his money.