that word gets tossed around too easily these days......modern day athletes that serve as an inspiration or role model both on and OFF the field are few and far between......those that can excel at the pinnacle of their sport and still manage to stay out of the negative spotlight of being arrested, having an affair, fathering a child out of wedlock, making embarrassing public statements or supporting subversive causes...well they practically do not exist. We have all rooted for a Great Athlete at one time or another and sadly most of them have also let us down at one time or another.....not on the field, but in life.
George Thomas "Tom Terrific" Seaver was my first sports hero in my childhood.
Tom Seaver never let me down on the mound or in the press, despite that slimeball, turncoat Dick Youngs attempts to discredit him.
Tom Seaver was a great pitcher and a great role model and a great man.
Thanks Tom.....i hope your dementia has left your brain.......I hope you are permitted to look down on this earth and see and hear all the tributes that are coming your way.
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