Terry Widener

Traces the life of the Yankees' star ballplayer, focusing on his character and his struggle with the terminal disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

When Willie Mays was a boy, he kept his ears pressed against the radio listening to professional baseball and the play of Joe DiMaggio. He wanted desperately to play pro-ball but was not allowed to because he was a Negro and brown skinned people were not allowed to play with white skinned people. But there were many other Negro men who loved the game and formed their own league. Willie eventually joined them and even there he excelled above everyone...

Based on actual events, tells the story of Homan Walsh, who dreamed of flying his kite across the wide Niagara.