(Greetings on the day after the final day of high school sports in my area! It's practically a holiday for me and I've been celebrating all day. Bring on the easy season! It's time for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 257th in a series): I don't know if you heard about the sad story of former NFL player James Hardy last week. He was found dead in a river in his native Indiana at the age of 31. When I read about it, my mind went to this card. These "superman" poses that often show up on football and basketball cards do look impressive, but there is a part of me that is disturbed by them. I've written at least a couple of blog posts about how I don't think enough attention is paid these days to the fact that athletes are human. Here is the only time we are made aware that pro athletes are human beings: 1. We know them personally. 2. Someone in the media compiles a human interest/profile story on them. 3. They are caught doing somethi...
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