Remembering Willie Mays: Where to find all of our coverage It’s that version of the nickname’s origin that is recognized in Mays’ own authorized biography written by James L. Hirsch and ...

For young African-Americans growing up in the 1960s and 1970s role models who weren’t family were usually athletes. Willie Mays was at the top of that list, not so much for how he played baseball, but ...

As great and celebrated as the catch was, it wasn't Mays' favorite. "He caught a ball as a rookie in Brooklyn," said Jim Hirsch, who wrote the authorized biography, "Willie Mays: The Life ...