I had two groups of heroes as a kid:
One group was the Gemini and Apollo astronauts.
The other group was my favorite MLB players, Gibby in particular.
I can remember standing in front of the mirror before a Little League game. I wanted to mimic the famous Bob Gibson stare/frown so I would look just like him on the mound.
“A roundin’ third and headed for home is a brown eyed handsome man” - John Fogerty
Those were the days, my friend . . .
RIP, Mr. Gibson .. you were in my Hall of Fame long before MLB said so.