Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper
As a boy, Stephen J. Dubner''s hero was Franco Harris, the famed and mysterious running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. When Dubner''s father died, he became obsessed—he dreamed of his hero every night; he signed his school papers "Franco Dubner." Though they never met, it was Franco Harris who shepherded Dubner through a fatherless boyhood. Years later, Dubner journeys to meet his hero, certain...
As a boy, Stephen J. Dubner''s hero was Franco Harris, the famed and mysterious running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. When Dubner''s father died, he became obsessed—he dreamed of his hero every night; he signed his school papers "Franco Dubner." Though they never met, it was Franco Harris who shepherded Dubner through a fatherless boyhood. Years later, Dubner journeys to meet his hero, certain...
