WILLIE HOWARD MAYS JR.
BORN IN WESTFIELD, ALABAMA ON MAY 6, 1931
INDUCTED INTO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
AUG. 5, 1979
THE WILLIE MAYS, JR. GIANTS FIELDS
ARE DEDICATED WITH AFFECTION AND APPRECIATION
ON THIS DAY OF MAY 21ST IN THE YEAR 2022
WILLIE HOWARD MAYS JR., NICKNAMED “THE SAY HEY
KID” AND ALSO “BUCK” IS A FORMER NEW YORK AND
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS “HALL OF FAME“ MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL PLAYER. MR. MAYS PARTICIPATED IN
RICHMOND’S ANNUAL MARCH OF DIMES EVENTS IN THIS
PARK DURING THE 1960S AND 1970S TO ASSIST OUR
YOUTH IN NEED.
THE CITY OF RICHMOND IS GRATEFUL TO MR. MAYS AND
THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS
TOWARD OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL YEARS.
THIS FIRST “RICHMOND WALK OF HONOR” KIOSK AND THE WILLIE
MAYS FIELDS WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROUS
DONATIONS OF THE
SF GIANTS GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION
THE CITY OF RICHMOND AND
THE HURLBUT BENEVOLENT FOUNDATION (HBF)