BillyV's Blog

I need your help.  I need your suggestions.  I need a hero.

To quote from a song by Bonnie Tyler:

 

I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight

 

In the world of sports, we hear so much today about players and coaches cheating on the field, and getting into all sorts of problems with the law off of it.  Just today, I listened to the Congressional hearings on accusations that Roger Clemens used steroids and HGH.  On the wire there’s a story that University of  Indiana basketball coach Kelvin Sampson is being accused by the NCAA of violating recruiting restrictions—restrictions that had been imposed after Sampson was found to have violated rules when he was coach at Oklahoma.  And on and on it goes. 

 

So I’d like to bring back a feature I’ve done from time to time: identifying local heroes in the world of sports and profiling them on the Fox 29 News.  If you know of a player or coach at any level—high school, college, jayvee, Pop Warner—who is doing something special, overcoming obstacles or helping others in a special way, please let me know.  Just add a comment to this blog.  Or email me at bill.vargus@foxtv.com. 

 

The last hero I profiled was Herb McGee, coach at Philadelphia University; not only did Herb become the all-time leader in coaching victories at the small college level when he won his 829th career game, but he’s won them all at Philly U, resisting offers to go to a major college or even to the pros.  And he’s always holding basketball clinics, tutoring kids. 

 

We’ve often done profiles of athletes who are, to use today’s terminology, handi-capable—competing in marathons while wearing prosthesis to replace a severed leg. 

 

These are the type of people I want you to tell me about.  Please make sure you include information on where they work (play) and how they can be contacted.  

 

Thanks for your help in finding today’s heroes and reporting on the positive side of sports.