Ralph Wimbish Jr. has known many heroic people — 44 to be exact — according to his new book, Heroes: Stories of Sports, Courage and Class.
Each of the book’s 44 chapters details a personal interaction with someone who impacted the life of the retired sportswriter and editor.
There are stories about Jackie Robinson, George Steinbrenner, Tiger Woods, Dan Marino and Diego Maradona.
But, among all those heroes, Wimbish Jr. has two favorites: his mother and father, C. Bette Wimbish and Ralph Wimbish Sr. Both were civil rights pioneers who helped integrate St. Petersburg.
Interstate 375 is named for his mother, but there’s no public honor for his father. Wimbish Jr. hopes his book changes that.
