All the world loves its heroes. And nowhere does hero-worship show itself in more admirable guise than in sports. Some of our greatest inspirations and greatest teachers have come from the playing field. Joe DiMaggio, Michael Jordan, Frank Shorter, Emil Zapotek, Joe Louis, Jim Ryan, Tiger Woods, Babe Didrickson, Marty Liquori, Greg Lamond, Pele'... on and on the names pass proudly before us on the canvass of history. And in the parade of peerless sports heroes, no name stands higher nor shines brighter than that of Steve Prefontaine, for "Pre" was more than an American record holder in six running events, he was a man who changed forever, the world of sports.