Willie. Throughout his baseball career, Mays earned the nickname, “The Say Hey Kid.” In 1956, Mays married Marghuerite Wendell Chapman, and the former spouses adopted a son named Michael.

Willie Mays, whose prodigious power ... He thanked New York baseball fans: “When they like you, they love you.” Mays married Margherite Wendell Chapman in 1956. After they divorced, he ...

MLB legend Willie Mays was married to Mae Louise Allen for more than 40 years. She ultimately passed away in April 2013 at the age of 74. Willie Mays is often regarded as one of the greatest ...

Willie Mays was born on May 6, 1931, in Westfield, Alabama. As a child he also played basketball and football, but was taught baseball by his father and proved to excel at the sport. He married ...

(Willie Sr. and Annie never married.) By the time he was 5, Mays would play catch with his father on the farmland near their home. Willie Sr. taught his son each position, one-by-one starting with ...

She married there and had 10 children, but Mays kept in touch with her into his major league playing days. His father moved with him to Fairfield, another Birmingham suburb, when Willie was still ...

Willie Mays, former New York Giants player, on Aug. 18, 1954. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Mays was married twice, the second time in 1971 to wife May Louise Mays. The two remained together until ...

Willie Mays, whose prodigious power ... (Daniel Shirey / MLB Photos via Getty Images file) Mays married Margherite Wendell Chapman in 1956. After they divorced, he married Mae Louise Allen ...