Real Sports Heroes Athletes Who Made a Difference

Assembled from the archives of Sports Illustrated, these are stories chronicling acts of charity and courage that go beyond great ballplaying. Some of the real sports heroes included here are household names -- such as tennis star Arthur Ashe and baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente -- while others, like the high school football player who gave up a kidney to save his dying grandmother, are unknown outside their own communities.Garrity, John is the author of 'Real Sports Heroes Athletes Who Made a Difference' with ISBN 9781892129062 and ISBN 189212906X.