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KPIX TV: SAN FRANCISCO & PENINSULA NEWS Bay Area Lawmakers Propose Naming Portion of I-80 After Willie Mays

Source: KPIX TV/CBS 5

San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays racked up plenty of impressive numbers during his Major League Baseball career. He was a two-time MVP, a 24-time All-Star, a 12-time Gold Glove winner and racked up 3,293 hits and 660 home runs.

Mays, who died in June at 93, could be associated with one more number if a resolution co-authored a few Bay Area lawmakers is batted in by the Legislature: 80.

A resolution to rename a portion of Interstate Highway 80 in San Francisco as the Willie Mays Highway was introduced this week by state Sens. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, and Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco. It was co-authored by Assemblymembers Lori Wilson, D-Suisun City, Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, and several others.