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Sports heroes hold a special place

We’ll get this out of the way early. I’m sharing an insightful story by Joe Posnanski of The Athletic from 14 months ago on my boyhood idol, Bob Gibson, who last fall lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at age 84. For those who don’t think he was one of the greatest pitchers in Major League history, you can stop reading now. I had the opportunity to interview and have dinner with Gibson as a young sportswriter, which ranks among my top personal and professional memories. He pitched the first game I saw in person as a young boy in…