There have been many sports athletes in our beautiful country, who felt like they want to do something even bigger, to leave a legacy behind them. For instance, we can say that some of our bravest men and women who made us proud with their accolades are also the people who gave up fame for serving their country.
Many of them sacrificed their career as professional athletes and gave up on their lives on the front lines of the Vietnam War, the War in Iraq, World War I, and World War II.
We believe that these people deserve to be remembered and cherished for all the things they’ve done for our beautiful America, so here are 5 iconic sportsmen who were war heroes.
2 thoughts on “5 Iconic Sportsmen Who Were War Heroes”
You left out Ted Williams (The splendid splinter) who served in WW11 as well as the Korean Conflict. He lost out on about three or more years of his best productive years.
Just because they served in the military does not make them heroes. We thank them for their service and appreciate their devotion to duty and country, but in order to be a hero, you must do something heroic. Otherwise, every person who has ever donned a military uniform is a hero, and that is just no so. Please let’s cut the hyperbole and save the title for the real heroes of the armed services, those who put their lives on the line to save their fellow man. Not every soldier can be an Audie Murphy, who won every medal possible–including the Medal of Honor–but that man was a hero. So were countless others, but let’s not dilute the true meaning of the word hero by applying it to everyone.