THROWBACK TUESDAY: Just how did #WillieMays, the greatest #SFGIant of all-time,...
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THROWBACK TUESDAY: Just how did #WillieMays, the greatest #SFGIant of all-time, get his nickname "The Say Hey Kid"?
One story is that Barney Kremenko, a writer, heard Mays blurt out "Say Who, Say What, Say Where, Say Hey" and started calling him the "Say Hey Kid."
Another story is that he got the nickname because when he first came to the big leagues he didn't know anyone's name. In an interview Willie revealed "You see a guy, you say 'Hey man, Say hey man."
One story is that Barney Kremenko, a writer, heard Mays blurt out "Say Who, Say What, Say Where, Say Hey" and started calling him the "Say Hey Kid."
Another story is that he got the nickname because when he first came to the big leagues he didn't know anyone's name. In an interview Willie revealed "You see a guy, you say 'Hey man, Say hey man."
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