RIP Willie Mays…….😢

[fat rat]

A baseball legend has departed us……may he RIP!

Willie Mays, supreme baseball talent among the best to ever play, dies at 93

The San Francisco Giants said the Hall of Famer died peacefully Tuesday afternoon.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[YeahYeah01]

One of Goats for sure. RIP..

 

[4Waters]

Wow, legend doesn't even begin to describe him. RIP

 

[TimeBandit]

When I was a kid that's the baseball card you wanted.

A definite legend.

 

[Outdrive1]

He was a good friend and golfing buddy with my grandfather. First black man to play golf on a lot of courses. RIP Say Hey Kid.

 

[rivrrts429]

We lost a legendary athlete. RIP Willie!

 

[OC Mike]

Some memories are permanently on our brain.
I was a young lad, Mom worked at a bank and got free tickets.
Dad takes me to my First BIG League game. Needless to say first look at the field was AWESOME.
You can hear Vinnie on all the little pocket radios.
We are in the third row above the Giants dugout, about center.
I have a good look at Willie in the box, he has a little pivot with the back foot when he swings.
Whack, hits it somewhere towards left, he's flying down the line, fielder has the ball and
Wille rounds first and keeps going, helmet flys off his head, digging for second, Slides
SAFE.....Being a Dodger fan, I was annoyed and awed at the same time. And Wille did score eventually.
Needles to say as a then Dodger fan, I hated the Giants but had great respect for him.
And he is and always was a class act, Definitely one the GOAT's.....

 

[lake p.a.l.]

I was lucky enough to play in 4 tournaments when he was in the event. Sadly never got to meet him but he was always very gracious & thoughtful. Incredible baseball player & better human best I could tell.
RIP

 

[Willie B]

…Watched him a few times on black-and-white TV on Saturday mornings when I was a kid…Dizzy Dean was one of the announcers… Truly, a gifted baseball player…RIP…

 

[monkeyswrench]

He was long retired by the time I was watching ball games. He was a great ambassador of the sport for many years, and that is where I saw him most. His highlight reels and back story are true Americana.

 

[Hardly Satisfied]

RIP

 

[DILLIGAF]

RIP Willie!

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Now I feel a need to watch the movie Major League again..

“You may run like Mays but you hit like shit.”

RIP Willie.

 

[East Wood]

He was a good friend and golfing buddy with my grandfather. First black man to play golf on a lot of courses. RIP Say Hey Kid.

the stories your grandfather must have heard...

 

[Ducksquasher]

RIP...God Blsss.

 

[Willie B]

 

[dave29]

One of the greats.

 

[27Daytona]

I’m old enough to have seen Mr. Mays play when I was a kid. Albeit he was in his mid 30’s by then he was still the best baseball player I’ve ever seen lace up a pair of cleats. He was a Man among Boys out there in Centerfield! RIP Sir!!!

 

[Big B Hova]

For a second I thought it was the "but wait, there's more" guy. Then I thought didn't he die already?

Think I actually have a couple of his baseball cards

 

[stephenkatsea]

Never heard a bad word about him. Thanks for many years of class baseball. May he RIP.

 

[90 Laveycraft]

1, Mr Clutch/Jerry West.
2, Say hey Willie Mays.
3, ?