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Willie Howard Mays has a net worth of $3 Million

Willie Howard Mays Wiki Biography

Willie Howard Mays, Jr., known as “The Say Hey Kid”, was born on May 6th, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama, USA. He is a retired professional baseball player, notably playing as a center fielder in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York and San Francisco Giants from 1951 to 1973. He also served as the Special Assistant to the President of the San Francisco Giants.

Willie Mays has an estimated net worth of over $3 million, as of mid-2016. His wealth comes from his successful involvement in the sports industry, both as an MLB player and a sports assistant. Additionally, he has earned from sales of his autobiographical book, “Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend” (2010).

Willie Mays Net Worth $3 million

Mays, raised by his two aunts after his parents divorced, attended Fairfield Industrial High School. Excelling in football, baseball, and basketball, he began his baseball career with the Chattanooga Choo-Choos in Tennessee before joining the professional Negro Leagues’ Birmingham Black Barons team.

Joining the New York Giants in 1951, Mays remained with the Giants, which became the San Francisco Giants in 1958, until 1972. Throughout his career, Mays signed high-paid contracts due to his exceptional performance, significantly increasing his net worth.

During his 21-year career with the Giants, Mays earned numerous accolades, including 24 All-Star appearances from 1954 to 1972, and the World Series Champion title in 1954. He was the NL MVP in 1954 and 1965, won a record 12 Gold Glove Awards consecutively from 1957 to 1968, and was twice named the MLB All-Star Game MVP in 1963 and 1968. He also received the Roberto Clemente Award in 1971.

Mays was traded to the New York Mets due to the Giants’ financial struggles, which eventually led to his retirement. He worked as a hitting instructor for six years, further contributing to his net worth.

Inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1979, Mays became the Special Assistant to the President of the San Francisco Giants in 1986, continuing to build his wealth.

Mays was married twice, first to Marghuerite Wendell Chapman, with whom he adopted a son, and then to Mae Louise Allen until her death in 2013. He currently resides in Atherton, California, and is actively involved in charitable work, such as the Help Young America campaign.

Full NameWillie Mays
Net Worth$3 Million
Date Of BirthMay 6, 1931
Place Of BirthWestfield, Alabama, USA
Height5′ 11″ (1.8 m)
Weight82 kg
ProfessionSoundtrack
NationalityAmerican
SpouseMae Louise Allen, Margherite Wendell Chapman
ChildrenMichael Mays
ParentsAnnie Satterwhite, William Howard Mays
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0563092
AwardsNational League Most Valuable Player Award, Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
MoviesWillie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
#Quote
1[on fellow ball-player Ernie Banks] Eddie would famously say, ‘It’s a beautiful day for a baseball game. Let’s play two’. And I’d tell him, ‘Ernie, we just played a double-header. Nobody wants to play anymore. We’re all tired!’ Then we’d all just laugh.
2My father told me that I was able to walk when I was only six months old. And wouldn’t you know it, he got me walking after a baseball. Getting a baseball was just about the first thing I was able to do. He put two chairs close to each other and then put a baseball on one. I was clinging to the other. He walked me through two or three times. ‘See the ball,” he said. ‘See the ball.’ Then he turned me loose – and I went for the ball myself. When he knew I could chase a ball, he gave me batting lessons. He handed me a rubber ball and a little stick maybe two feet long, and sat me in the middle of the floor. I’d play with the ball all day long, hitting it with the stick, then crawling or toddling after it across the room. My dad was determined that if I wanted to, I would become a baseball player and not end up in the steel mills the way he did.

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