Moraga resident Alice Brinckerhoff’s first memory of Willie Mays was listening to his games crackling through a transistor radio. Former President Bill Clinton remembers listening to Mays like that, too.   

“I never got to see The Catch,” Clinton said at Mays’ public celebration of life Monday, referring to the late San Francisco Giants star’s signature play. “I just heard it.” 

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Cole Reynolds is a rising junior at Northwestern University, where he studies journalism and anthropology. He has previously served as managing editor for The Daily Northwestern. In that role, he was part of the team that revealed the extent of hazing on the Northwestern football team — a story that attracted national attention. Outside of reporting, you can find him making fresh pasta, bread or other culinary creations.