"Being a sports hero in a town of about 280,000, they couldn't go anywhere or do anything without people stopping them," he said.

You never know where you'll find a sports hero, of course, but suddenly Pittsburgh seems to be the least likely place to look.

They are the closest I've come to having sports heroes.

And along the way, Henry was able to provide some tips to one of his sports heroes.

As a former college athlete, I look up to my sports heroes for their athletic ability.

If you crave a sports hero, look in the mirror.

In terms of how Americans look at sports heroes, we like scoring machines.

Aside from tennis players, Sweden has few international sports heroes.

To people in our town, they became more than sports heroes.

In their twilight years, the respect they held for each other should really be a lesson to those who call themselves sports heroes today.