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Bob Kendrick explores the life and legacy of Willie Mays.  From his days as a teenager playing against adults in the Negro Leagues, his unique combination of speed and power in MLB with the Giants, to his impact on society before and after the Civil Rights Movement.  Biographer Jim Hirsch joins the conversation to discuss how the Negro Leagues influenced Mays on and off the field and how he broke the mold as a major league player and became an icon.  

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