Stuff of Legends

Pittsburgh Magazine - April 2017 - Pittsburgh, PA: When people hear the name Josh Gibson, they might recall him as the greatest baseball player of all time. They might remember a larger-than-life story about a 580-foot home run at Yankee Stadium. They might recognize a son of Pittsburgh.

What might not necessarily come to mind is the term “tragic hero,” a line often used to describe a protagonist in an opera.

There’s a first time for everything.