FILE – San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays displays the four baseballs in the clubhouse representing the four homers which he hit against the Milwaukee Braves, April 30, 1961, in Milwaukee. Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays’ family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night, June 18, 2024, he had “passed away peacefully” Tuesday afternoon surrounded by loved ones. (AP Photo, File)
I was never a baseball fan. But like so many, I was a fan of Willie Mays. Mays died on June 18 at the age of 93. As a writer-producer at NBC’s “Today Show,” I met many ball players. Yankee great Elston Howard lived in my town of Teaneck, New Jersey. His teammate Mickey Mantle signed a ball for my son Tyler. I shook the hand of home run hitter Hank Aaron who often visited the show.
But Willie and I went way back.
was never a baseball fan. But like so many, I was a fan of Willie Mays. Mays died on June 18 at the age of 93. As a writer-producer at NBC’s
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