Halladay was everybody’s hero

Roy Halladsy was the most admired pitcher of his day. Everyone knew how hard he worked. Everyone respected the way he went about his business. Everyone watched in wonder how he made pitching simple. And most of all, everyone longed to have just a little bit of his poise, just a little bit of his class, just a little bit of his sense of self. He achieved the hardest thing a great athlete can achieve. He was everybody’s hero.