31.   He would have been properly hailed as an American hero.

32.   He was a blond deity from the heartland, a switch hitter with incredible power and phenomenal speed, topped by the shy smile of an American hero.

33.   Heston, the American hero, laments our fallen icon.

34.   However unconscious his choice of headwear, the Texan evoked the legendary American hero in the white hat.

35.   I see it as the story of an American hero.

36.   If he pulls off a win, he would become an American sailing hero.

37.   In his loner status, Mr. DiMaggio also resembled the classic American heroes those actors portrayed.

38.   Instant American hero.

39.   It hardly seemed possible that there were any American heroes that day.

40.   It is the largest statue of any American hero.