It was an all-Alabama discussion Tuesday night after news broke about the death of Mays.
Charles Barkley reflects on the death of Willie Mays: “We have no idea what these guys have been through...To try to be great at a sport, and then deal with all the racial strife that these guys had to deal with, that's what makes them heroes.”Charles Barkley pointed out to Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday night that the state of Alabama, generally known for its college football, has a rich tradition of greatness in baseball.
“It was always an honor and a privilege,” Barkley said of the close to 10 times he met Mays. “Anytime I was around him or the late, great Hank Aaron, man, it was pure joy being around royalty. “Most people don’t even know they were from Alabama. ... When they talk about the greatest athletes from Alabama, he and Hank are right at the top of the list.Mays’ family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night he had died earlier in the afternoon in the Bay Area.
“My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones,” son Michael Mays said in a statement released by the club. “I want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart for the unwavering love you have shown him over the years. You have been his life’s blood.”“We’re so young,” he told Collins, a Prattville native. “Most of us Black athletes, we have no idea what these guys have been through. ... I can’t imagine what it’s like to be Black and trying to play sports. ...
The center fielder, who began his professional career in the Negro Leagues in 1948, was baseball’s oldest living Hall of Famer. He was voted into the Hall in 1979, his first year of eligibility, and in 1999 followed only Babe Ruth on The Sporting News’ list of the game’s top stars. The Giants retired his uniform number, 24, and set their AT&T Park in San Francisco on Willie Mays Plaza.
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