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Willie Mays at 90 -- He was Steph Curry, Michael Jordan, Simone Biles and Mikhail Baryshnikov

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Willie Mays could do it all -- hit, run, throw. But how do you explain Mays, 90 on Thursday, to this generation? Let Reggie Jackson help: It was like watching Steph Curry warm up, or seeing the artistry of Michael Jordan, Simone Biles and Baryshnikov.

To appreciate Willie Mays, the oldest living Hall of Famer at age 90, is to remember him at 20. When he joined the New York Giants in 1951, the game had never seen an athlete like him -- breathtakingly graceful, the greatest combination of power, speed and defense ever to wear a major league uniform. And 70 years later, to many, he remains precisely that.

Mays is generally considered not only the greatest center fielder of all time, but after Babe Ruth, the greatest player of all time. I once asked Doug Rader, a five-time Gold Glove third baseman for the Astros from 1967 to 1977 and a later a big league manager, who was the best player he had ever seen. Rader laughed."Willie was the best, No. 1 all time ... and I know," Marichal said."I was there for a lot of Willie.

 

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