A mural honoring baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays is set to be unveiled in downtown Birmingham. The mural depicts a smiling 'Say Hey Kid' and his bevy of athletic accomplishments.
ByReaction is pouring after the death of San Francisco Giants legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who died Tuesday. He was 93 years old.Hours before crowds were expected to gather for the unveiling of a mural honoring baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays in downtown Birmingham, a handful of cars drove by, slowing to a halt as passersby thrust cameras out of their windows to take pictures of the display.
"Like so many others in my neighborhood and around the country, when I played Little League, I wanted to play center field because of Willie Mays," Biden said in a statement. "It was a rite of passage to practice his basket catches, daring steals, and command at the plate - only to be told by coaches to cut it out because no one can do what Willie Mays could do.
"It's actually even heavier today," said Giants manager Bob Melvin, wearing a Mays T-shirt. "When you read all the articles and you read what everybody has to say about him, it kind of comes full circle in what he's meant to our country. Even if you don't know baseball, you know who Willie Mays is."
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