Willie Mays 7.3.15.73

While in town to play the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets center fielder Willie Mays speaks with WLS-TV reporter Bill Frink at Wrigley Field. After a shot of Mays warming up in the field, the 42 year-old is asked about mentoring younger players and what his future holds.; The 1973 season was Mays' 22nd and final season in the MLB. He is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility in 1979.

Credits

Frank Koza (filmmaker); Bill Frink (interviewer); Willie Mays (interviewee)

Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Sponsor: WLS-TV
Subjects: Baseball; African Americans; Athletes; Chicago Cubs (Baseball team); Sports
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Color Reversal Intermediate, 91 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/13039

Sources

  1. Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video