San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays died two days before MLB's much-anticipated Rickwood Game in Birmingham, Alabama, where a mural of the outfielder was unveiled Wednesday.
After all, Mays got his start in the Negro Leagues with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948, playing at the same Rickwood Field theare set to take 76 years later. Mays announced Monday that he was actually unable to attend the special event, though, and he died at the age of 93 on Tuesday.
Mays grew up in the suburbs of Birmingham, so naturally the mural refers to him as "Birmingham's own," as well as his iconic nickname, "The Say Hey Kid." The mural also gives Mays the distinction of being "The game's greatest all-around player of all time." There is an error in the mural, however, as it claims Mays won his second MVP in 1956 instead of 1965.
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