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Willie Mays
Deceased

How Did Willie Mays Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 93
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn06/05/1931Born inWestfield, Alabama, USADied18/06/2024 (aged 93)Died inPalo AltoCauseheart failureWikidataQ561852 ↗TMDb#1604965 ↗

Willie Howard Mays Jr., nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Mays was a five-tool player who began his career in the Negro leagues, playing for the Birmingham Black Barons, and spent the rest of his career in the National League (NL), playing for the New York / San Francisco Giants and New York Mets.

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Filmography20 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022Say Hey, Willie Mays!MovieSelf91
2016Jackie RobinsonSeriesSelf85
2015MLB Network PresentsSeriesSelf84
2009Studio 42 with Bob CostasSeriesSelf78
2009MLB: Baseball's SeasonsSeriesSelf (archive footage)78
1991Super Stars of Sports: BaseballMovieSelf (archive footage)60
1990The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60'sMovieSelf59
1987A Giants History: The Tale of Two CitiesMovieSelf56
1987My Two DadsSeriesWillie Mays56
1974Dinah!SeriesSelf43
1972Willie Mays and the Say-Hey KidMovieHimself (voice)41
19681967 - The Year of ChangeMovieSelf37
1964BewitchedSeriesWillie Mays33
1964The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an ArenaMovieSelf33
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf31
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf31
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf30
1960Home Run DerbySeriesSelf29
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf19
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf17