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'He truly embodied the American dream': Tuberville, Britt honor Alabama native Willie Mays with Senate resolution

U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) introduced a resolution honoring one of Alabama's all-time greatest athletes on Thursday.

Sean of the South: Willie Mays

The Say Hey Kid’s first season in the bigs was shaping up to be an awful one. He’d gotten no hits. He was a rookie with the worst record in the league. Period. After 26 plate appearances he’d hit the ball only once.

'Say Hey Kid': MLB Hall of Famer Willie Mays dead at 93

Just days before being honored in his hometown for Major League Baseball's Field of Dreams game at Rickwood Field, legendary outfielder Willie Mays passed away "peacefully" at his home in San Francisco, Calif.

Birmingham native, MLB Hall of Famer Willie Mays to miss Field of Dreams game at Rickwood Field

Baseball legend Willie Mays announced that he would not be making the trip back home this week to watch Major League Baseball's Field of Dreams game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham.