Willie Mays, "The Say Hey Kid," started his career with the Birmingham Black Barons at Rickwood Field in 1948.

Born May 6, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama to Ann and Willie Howard Mays Sr., Mays played baseball with his father on an industrial-league team in Birmingham, according to MLB. By 15, he was already ...

The inaugural Willie Mays Open was Friday morning at the historic Rickwood Field, featuring six Historically Black Colleges and Universities ...

Birmingham, Ala. (WIAT) — The Miles College Golden Bears will host the inaugural Willie Mays Open at historic Rickwood Field from Feb. 7- 9. Ryan Grubb officially announced as Alabama football ...

The crack pipe looks like a toothpick in the ballplayer's mammoth hands. Who knows why Willie Mays Aikens started, but now he's hooked, sitting on the couch, gut jiggling out of his sweatpants ...

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Birmingham, Ala. (WIAT) — The Miles College Golden Bears will host the inaugural Willie Mays Open at historic Rickwood Field from Feb. 7- 9. Miles College, Harris-Stowe State University, Stillman ...