Best Effort

We often hear of famous people who have passed away, but if we weren’t around when they were famous, those names really don’t mean much.

We all know who LeBron James, Mike Trout, Clayton Kershaw, Russell Wilson and Tom Brady are, and why they are talked about as having greatness. We are barraged with highlights from ESPN, FOX Sports, MLB, NFL and NBA networks. People much younger than me have gaming devices that highlight these athletes and their talent. But will you, as an individual, have special memories 40 or 50 years from now when some of these sports figures die?

On August 31, former New...