Willie Mays was well known as “The Say Hey Kid,” but other than on a 1954 record that served to promote his burgeoning legend, Mays never actually uttered the words “say hey” in public.

Mickey & The Duke)" that remembered the great New York center fielders of the 1950s with Mays, Mickey Mantle and Duke Snider to the 1955 classic by The Treniers: "Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song ...

Major League Baseball Hall of Fame player and baseball icon Willie Mays died at ... from the plate and center field, Mays was known for his nickname: "the Say Hey Kid." Records show that Mays ...

Hirsch noted in his 2010 book that the "Say Hey Kid" nickname arrived after failed attempts to christen Mays as "Willie the Wonder," "the Amazin' Mays," and "the Minneapolis Marvel." It's fair to ...

“The Say Hey Kid” Willie Howard Mays Jr. (1931–2024) began his career in the Negro Leagues (1947) before joining the Major League’s New York Giants in 1951. Excepting time in military service ...

Willie Mays, the “Say Hey Kid”—who was considered by many to have been the greatest centerfielder, if not the greatest all-around ballplayer of all time—has died at age 93. Mays ...

When Epic Records agreed to a record deal, the result was “Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song),” a novelty recording performed by The Treniers, an R&B group from Alabama, and arranged by a young ...

Baseball Hall of Fame legend Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid," died at the age of 93 on Tuesday. AP Photo New York just lost the last living legend of its golden age of baseball: Hall of Famer ...

Remembering Willie Mays: Where to find all of our coverage The “Say Hey Kid” made his professional debut at 16 years old in 1948 for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League ...

Willie 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.