1.   He was a star athlete at Springfield College, a football player and track-and-field star.

2.   The star athlete was barraged with requests for an autograph.

3.   Among the star athletes mentioned are Broncos quarterback John Elway, Rockies outfielder Larry Walker and Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy.

4.   And she never makes the false assumption that the star athletes are also, uniformly, academic flops.

5.   And when was the last time Boston had an African-American star athlete who lived here year-round and told the world he loved this city and its fans?

6.   And what better place to promote a star athlete than under the bright lights of New York City?

7.   As a Yale undergraduate, he was a star athlete and a member of the elite secret society Skull and Bones.

8.   As a star athlete, she was lionized and congratulated.

9.   As Sayers, Phifer reveals the welter of emotions just below the cool surface of a star athlete.

10.   As star athletes, they do not live in everyday society.