Willie Mays Personal Collection at Auction: A Legacy for Youth
The impressive personal collection of Willie Mays, baseball legend, will be auctioned by Hunt Auctions on September 27th and 28th in San Francisco. Among the featured items is the Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded to the Hall of Famer by former President Barack Obama. According to Mays’ wishes, all proceeds from this auction will go to provide education, training, and health services for young people through the Say Hey! Foundation, founded by Willie Mays in the year 2000. The auction promises to be a historic event for collectors and baseball fans. In addition to the presidential medal, other objects of great sentimental and historical value will be offered.- 1954 World Series ring from the New York Giants.
- 1954 and 1965 National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards.
- Baseball Hall of Fame induction ring.
- 1962 San Francisco Giants uniform, which was used in that year’s MLB All-Star Game and in two other games of the season.
We are deeply honored and grateful to Willie Mays for selecting us to represent this important offering from his personal collection.
David Hunt, President of Hunt Auctions
The first public exhibition of the collection will take place at the 2025 National Sports Collectors Convention, to be held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, from July 30 to August 3.For all his extraordinary achievements as a baseball player, Willie Mays wanted his legacy to endure by helping children.
Jeff Bleich, Mays’ friend and president of the Say Hey! Foundation
