Willie 'Say Hey Kid' Mays returns, Feb. 13, 1986

1986

Feb. 13: The Kid came home yesterday. He'd been away since 1972. His body is thicker than it used to be, his hair a little thinner. He is arguably the greatest baseball player who ever lived, and on the pocket of his shirt were embroidered the words "Say Hey." The Kid is 54 now. God, the years went by fast. He came to a press conference at Candlestick where it was announced he will rejoin the Giants. He is officially "Special Assistant to the President and General Manager." What he's going to do may not seem like much. He'll hang around with players in spring training, talk to the outfielders about their craft, maybe give a few speeches, conduct some clinics. But those are not the reasons the Giants brought him back. They brought back the Kid to be himself - to stand in the bright sun in a clean white Giants uniform and radiate his greatness. They brought him back because of his pride in being himself and his pride in being a Giant. They brought him back so the fans and players can drink up his spirit. They brought him back because they finally understand how deep the Giants' roots reach into our lives. They brought back the Kid to be a living symbol. They figured if they can recapture the past, maybe they can begin to create a future.

1961

Feb. 19: The San Francisco Police Officers Association may be considering joining Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters Union, it was revealed yesterday. Hoffa and a delegation of officers held a secret meeting in the Fairmont Hotel Friday to discuss possible alliance. Sgts. Eligio Marelli and Ted Dolan and Tim Richardson, an ex-police officer, attended the meeting. The meeting, in Hoffa's suite, was the latest in a series of indications that the association - which represents the city's 1,734 policemen - is considering unionizing. Although Dolan and Marelli were reluctant to discuss details of the meeting, Richardson spoke of it freely. Teamsters officials, including Hoffa, denied the meeting had taken place at all. Police Chief Thomas Cahill, told of the meeting, repeated his view that a police officer cannot enforce law impartially. Hoffa was in the Bay Area to address members of San Francisco Local 85 of the Teamsters.

1936