The five days of violence left 34 dead, 1,032 injured, nearly 4,000 arrested, and $40 million worth of property destroyed. The Watts riot was the worst urban riot in 20 years and foreshadowed the many rebellions to occur in ensuing years during the 1967 Detroit Riots, the Newark Riots, and other violence. Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness.
For other people named William Mays, see William Mays (disambiguation). Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder who spent almost all of his 22-season career playing for the New York and San Francisco Giants, before finishing with the New York Mets.
Celebrate Willie Mays' 85th birthday by watching 'The Catch' and seeing how he did it. New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays runs down a long drive by the Cleveland Indians' Vic Wertz during the World Series on Sept. 29, 1954, at the Polo Grounds in New York. National Baseball Hall of Fame member Willie Mays turns 85 years old today. The Say Hey Kid was born in 1931 in Westfield, a U.S. Steel community in Jefferson County. Mays attended Fairfield Industrial High School and played for the Birmingham Black Barons before his celebrated Major League career.