Sports legends Pat Summitt and Willie Mays will be honored with U.S. Postal Service stamps in 2027. Mays, who died at age 93 in 2024, becomes the 50th stamp in the USPS Black Heritage series. The Hall of Fame outfielder had a 22-season MLB career with the New York and San Francisco Giants and New York Mets, winning two MVP awards and 12 Gold Gloves.
His stamp features his famous over-the-shoulder catch from the 1954 World Series. Summitt, who died at age 64 in 2016, coached the Tennessee Lady Vols to eight NCAA titles and 16 SEC tournament championships from 1974 to 2012. She won 1,098 games and took the team to 18 women's Final Fours.
Diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type before the 2011-12 season, she retired at 59 and founded the Pat Summitt Foundation for Alzheimer's research and care. Summitt is in the Naismith and Women's Basketball Halls of Fame. Her stamp features a portrait similar to her 1998 book cover, "Reach for the Summit.".
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