I can't help but wonder if there will ever be another professional athlete that could hold a candle to Mr Musial. A lot of people forget what a great ball player he was. Thing that I have always thought is that he has always been a better man than ball player, and that is really saying something. Here is a link to an article in SI last year that should be required reading for everyone who gets a check for playing a game.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1192172/index.htm