I don't think or expect sport heros to be role models.
Tarzan? Yeah, I thought Tarzan was a great role model. Think about it--he was strong, really buff, could talk to the animals and could survive in the New System. I was enthralled with Tarzan (not so much Jane, she was taking my place as Tarzan's squeeze) and wanted to be like him. I wanted to swing from the vines and talk to the animals. That way, when, after Armageddon of course, I was all ready for Paradise in the New System. The Paradise that Chicago would become of course. Just like the rain forest the Paradise book showed.
Then I woke up and realized that Nancy Drew was, perhaps, a better role model.
Do I still dream of Tarzan? Only after a glass or two of wine.
Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!