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.

The Lost Kids of Willows

A small California town struggles to cope with an unbearable string of tragedies.

Back Into The Water

After San Diego's first fatal shark attack in a half-century, an unlikely pair learned to swim through the tragedy.

After The Storm

Giants outfielder Fred Lewis carries the memory of a tragic auto accident seven years ago.

"Even You?"

Lucas Sang was an Olympic runner and a favorite son in Kenya -- but that couldn't save him from the country's tribal warfare.

E-ticket: Father Bear

He's 68 and rarely plays golf anymore, but Jack Nicklaus is still moving at mach speed.

E-ticket: The Bag Man

You know him as Tiger Woods' caddie, but there's more to Steve Williams than just toting around clubs.

E-ticket: Cool In Any Language

From Los Angeles to China, it's Joe Torre's world ... and E-ticket goes along for the ride.

E-ticket: Fight Club

Hated opponents become trusted friends as former champions reunite for a dinner every year at the Boxing Hall of Fame.

The Ringmaster Rolls On

He has been sent to prison and blamed for sports' biggest scandal, so why is Victor Conte still smiling?

Bo Knows Best

Twenty years after his most memorable run, two-sport star Bo Jackson can still kick your butt, if necessary.

E-ticket: Behind The Bamboo Curtain

With the 2008 Summer Olympics one year away, there's a China the organizers want you to see -- and one they don't.

They went from the top of the world to the edge of existence. Then a stranger reached out to help the Barrow, Alaska, Whalers get their field.

Far from damning and shunning the West, Dubai would very much like you to visit and watch a horse race, golf 18 holes, play some tennis or even ski. Rather than fight over religious beliefs, Dubai is betting its future on the new world religion of sports.

As Father's Day arrives this weekend, Wright Thompson pays tribute to his daddy on the hallowed grounds of Augusta National.