The center fielder was baseball’s oldest living Hall of Famer. His signature basket catch and his dashes around the bases with his cap flying off personified the joy of the game. His over-the ...

His famous catch during ... practice his basket catches, daring steals, and command at the plate – only to be told by coaches to cut it out because no one can do what Willie Mays could do ...

Willie Mays, widely considered to be one of the ... the 1954 World Series when Mays made a running, over-the-shoulder basket ...

Quoted in "Willie Mays" by Arnold Hano "Don't get me wrong ... That's real fun." "When you catch a ball high, head high or higher and have to make a throw afterwards, what do you do?

Considered by many the greatest player in baseball history, Willie Mays died Tuesday at 93 ... and patented basket catch made him a standout for decades. An All-Star 24 times, he was the first ...