Busting In
Sculptor Blair Buswell has created 53 of the 229 bronze busts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The creation of each bust is its own, unique story. Here are nine of them, from the perspective of the artist, as told to ESPN.com senior writer Greg Garber.
Story | Conversation | August 04, 2005
OTL: Reaching Out
Tom FriendJulius Erving and his daughter, Alexandra Stevenson, are forging a relationship, 27 years after her birth.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2008
All Or Nothing
Eric NeelThe University of Buffalo has been invited to one bowl game in its 102-season history. This is the story of why the players decided not to go.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008
Hungry for a Better Life
Wright ThompsonAmid the worldwide food shortage, young soccer players in Ghana hope the game can change their fates.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2008
Praying for Closure
Elizabeth MerrillTwo years after the murder of Miami defensive lineman Bryan Pata, his family and friends wonder if anyone still cares.
Story | Conversation | October 30, 2008
The Lost Kids of Willows
Michael WeinrebA small California town struggles to cope with an unbearable string of tragedies.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008
Back Into The Water
Tom FriendAfter San Diego's first fatal shark attack in a half-century, an unlikely pair learned to swim through the tragedy.
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008
Making Time Stand Still
Eric NeelIn the shadows of Turner Field, terminal cancer patients and the compassionate nuns who care for them find joy in Atlanta Braves games.
Story | Conversation | July 07, 2008
E-ticket: Dice-K 2.0
Jim Caple, Video produced by Nik Kleinberg/ESPN.comYour team might spend $75 million just to talk to him. Is 21-year-old Japanese phenom Yu Darvish worth it?
Story | Conversation | May 06, 2008
E-ticket: So You Wanna Be An Olympian, Part 10
Kathryn Bertine, Special to ESPN.comAfter a long, agonizing wait, Citizen Kathryn finally gets some good news in her Olympic quest.
Story | Conversation | April 23, 2008
E-ticket: Father Bear
Wright Thompson, ESPN.comHe's 68 and rarely plays golf anymore, but Jack Nicklaus is still moving at mach speed.
Story | Conversation | April 23, 2008
E-ticket: So You Wanna Be An Olympian, Part 9
Kathryn Bertine, Special to ESPN.comJust when it seemed Kathryn Bertine's Olympic dream was dead, an island nation came forward to possibly show her the road to Beijing.
Story | Conversation | February 25, 2008
The Ringmaster Rolls On
Patrick Hruby, ESPN.comHe has been sent to prison and blamed for sports' biggest scandal, so why is Victor Conte still smiling?
Story | Conversation | January 11, 2008
Everlasting Run
Joshua Hammann, Special to ESPN.comWhat makes a man run 100,000 miles without ever missing a day?
Story | Conversation | December 12, 2007
A sport to die for
Why would anyone jump from a stationary object and hurtle to the ground at 80 mph? BASE Jumpers don't have a death wish. They just want to feel alive.
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2007TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
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