Sports legends Pat Summitt and Willie Mays will be honored with stamps in 2027, the U.S. Postal Service announced Monday.
Mays, who died at age 93 in 2024, will be the 50th stamp in the USPS's Black Heritage series. The Hall of Fame outfielder was a two-time MVP and won 12 Gold Gloves during his 22-season MLB career with the New York and San Francisco Giants, and the New York Mets.
The Mays stamp features both his portrait and his famous over-the-shoulder catch from Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, won by the New York Giants.
Summitt, who died at age 64 in 2016, coached the Tennessee women's basketball program to eight NCAA titles and 16 SEC tournament championships during her career from 1974 to 2012. Summitt won 1,098 games with the Lady Vols and took them to the women's Final Four 18 times.
Summitt's career was cut short after she was diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type before the 2011-12 season. She then retired after that season at age 59 and started the Pat Summitt Foundation, which focuses on advancing research for Alzheimer's disease and providing care and support for patients and caregivers.
Summitt is in the Naismith Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Her stamp features a portrait of Summitt similar to the cover of her 1998 book, "Reach for the Summit."
