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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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