Willie Mays: A Legendary Life in Baseball Early Life and BeginningsWillie Howard Mays Jr., known as "The Say Hey Kid," was born on May 6, 1931, in Westfield, Alabama, a small town located in the heart of the state's agricultural region. Raised in a tight-knit, athletic family, Mays demonstrated prodigious talent in sports from a young age. His father, Willie Mays Sr., was a talented semi-professional baseball player who instilled in his son a love for the game and a relentless work ethic. Mays's mother, Annie Satterwhite, was an accomplished high school sprinter, passing down her natural athleticism and speed to her son.Mays's early exposure to athletics and the influence of his parents' sporting pursuits laid the foundation for his future success in baseball. From an early age, he displayed a remarkable combination of power, speed, and agility that would later become his trademark on the baseball diamond. High School and Early CareerMays attended Fairfield Industrial
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