Download or read book Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper written by Stephen J. Dubner and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2004-01-20 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author describes how he established his favorite football player, Franco Harris, as a personal hero and father figure after losing his own father in adolescence, and recounts his journey as an adult to meet the man he idolized.