Willie Mays
Awards And Accomplishments
1951 | National League Rookie of the Year |
1954 | Sporting News Major League Player of the Year |
1954 | Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year |
1954 | Hickock Belt |
1954, 1965 | National League Most Valuable Player |
1954-73 | National League All-Star Team |
1957-68 | National League Gold Glove Award |
1963, 1968 | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player |
1970 | Sporting News Baseball Player of the Decade |
1970 | First Commissioner's Award |
1973 | Inducted into California Sports Hall of Fame |
1975 | Inducted into Black Athletes Hall of Fame |
1979 | Inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame |
1979 | Inducted into Alabama Sports Hall of Fame |
1999 | MLB All-Century Team |
1999 | Uniform #24 retired by San Francisco Giants |
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