Oscar Charleston was the Willie Mays of his day. Nobody ever played center field better than Willie Mays. Suppose they had never given Willie a chance, and we said that, would anybody believe there was a kid in Alabama who was that good? Or there was a black guy in Atlanta who might break Babe Ruth's home run record? No.

I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.

I think anybody who saw him will tell you that Willie Mays was the greatest player who ever lived.

They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

With the Giants I broadcast the debut of Hall of Famer Willie Mays.

Leo Durocher was our manager and he brought Willie up to me and said, 'This is Willie Mays and he's your new roommate.' You could see right away that this young man was a natural. He had those real big hands, great power and speed and would catch everything hit in his direction. He's the best center fielder that ever lived, no question.