SI.com Home SI Photos

Rare Photos of Willie Mays

Willie Mays
Text: Bill Carey
Photo: AP

Willie Mays

1952

Mays marches during a drill at Camp Kilmer, N.J., in June 1952 as he prepares to be shipped to his basic training site. After winning the Rookie of the Year award in 1951, Mays was drafted into the army and missed most of the 1952 season and all of 1953.

More Galleries

Most Recent: Most Popular: Related:
Facebook Twitter Mobile Podcast RSS Tablet Subscribe Get SI to Go using the following services
SI.com
Hot Topics: Red Wings Kevin Gausman Chris Andersen Terry Francona Indy 500 Patrick Roy NBA Playoffs
TM & © 2013 Time Inc. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.
Terms under which this service is provided to you. Read our privacy guidelines, your California privacy rights, and ad choices.
SI CoverRead All ArticlesBuy Cover Reprint