Wills is the son of Maury Wills, a major league shortstop who later managed the Seattle Mariners. He is currently the manager of the Royse City Griffins of the Southwest League of Professional Baseball.\n', '

A switch hitter, Wills played college baseball at Arizona State University under legendary coach Jim Brock. As a major league rookie in 1977, he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in March.\n', '

That season at Yankee Stadium, Wills and Ranger teammate Toby Harrah hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs on Saturday, August 27, only the second time this feat has ever occurred in a major league game, and the only time on consecutive pitches. Harrah\'s came on a drive to the right-center field gap; on the play, Yankee outfielder Lou Piniella hit the wall and was injured. By the time another player was able to retrieve the ball, Harrah was being waved home. Wills\' HR came on a drive to center field over the head of Mickey Rivers; both were off reliever Ken Clay. Earlier that year at spring training in Florida, Wills controversially replaced Lenny Randle at second base, which led to Randle\'s punching Rangers manager Frank Lucchesi in the face, sending him to the hospital with a facial fracture.\n', '

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