Subject(s): Willie Mays Sport: Baseball Location: Regions Field, Birmingham, AL Unveiled: 20/7/2016 Sculptor: Caleb O'Connor Material: Bronze Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Plaque: WILLIE MAYS. A NATIVE OF NEARBY FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA, WILLIE MAYS IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE GREATEST ALL-AROUND PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL. AT THE AGE OF 17, MAYS BEGAN HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS THE CENTER FIELDER FOR THE BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS (1948-49). MAYS’ UNIQUE BLEND OF RAW POWER, BLAZING SPEED AND GAME-CHANGING DEFENSE MADE HIM A STAR AND HELPED LEAD THE BLACK BARONS TO AN APPEARANCE IN THE 1948 NEGRO LEAGUE WROLD SERIES. MAYS LEFT BIRMINGHAM BEFORE THE 1950 SEASON WHEN HIS PLAYING CONTRACT WAS PURCHASED BY THE NEW YORK GIANTS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM. ARTIST: CALEB O’CONNOR. Foundry Casting: CRAIG WEDDERSPOON. DEDICATED: JULY 20, 2016. WILLIE MAYS WAS COMMISSIONED IN HONOR OF. DON LOGAN. 2015 LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP. THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY. ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER. “CREATING A WORLD FREE OF MS”. PRESENTING. REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION. CHAIRMAN’S CLUB. THE LINN-HENLEY CHARITABLE TRUST. PLATINUM SPONSORS. THE CARING FOUNDATION OF BLUE CROSS SHIELD OF ALABAMA. THE DANIEL FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA. HOAR CONSTRUCTION. MCWANE CONSTRUCTION. PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION. VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY. GOLD SPONSORS. THE ALABAMA POWER FOUNDATION. ALTEC/STYSLINGER FOUNDATION. HEALTHSOUTH. SILVER SPONSORS. ALABAMA POWER COMPANY. COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY, INC. CORPORATE REALTY. EBSCO INDUSTRIES. MAYNARD COOPER AND GALE P.C. MRS CAMERON AND JUDGE J. SCOTT VOWELL. BRONZE SPONSORS. ALACARE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE. AT&T. BRASFIELD & GORRIE. THE ANN AND ANGELO BRUNO FOUNDATION. C&D ASSET MANAGEMENT. CALISON FOUNDATION. MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM J. CABANISS. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES W. DANIEL. DOMINION PARTNERS. ERNST & YOUNG. HIGHLAND ASSOCIATES. JEMISON INVESTMENT COMPANY. MR. AND MRS. GREGORY P. LOGAN. LUCKIE & COMPANY. RIVES CONSTRUCTION. ROBINS & MORTON. THE THOMPSON FOUNDATION. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM. Links: Sculptor