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 * At the time the top of the class at what they did or made a impact on some ones life or more then one persons life.**

1)Intro to your 19th Century hero **my hero is Cy Young one of the best pitchers to ever live named the Cy Young pitching award for best pitcher after he won the most games in MLB history with 511 wins first all time.**

2)Put hero's life into perspective--when did they live, where, who were they trying to help, why, how, why was this important?
 * lived in 1800's in Washington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He tried to help all players to show that hard work can help you reach the top.He did well in baseball because they made the Cy Young award. The award is when you are the best pitcher of the year.**

3)What makes your person a hero--you must prove that your person meets the criteria of your own personal definition(this is the meat of your wiki page and your submission to the My Hero website-your looking at a good four paragraphs here--focus on that spark, that moment the person decided to be heroic or do heroic acts
 * My hero is Cy Young. He fits my definition of a hero because he was at the top of his class in baseball and made a impact on young baseball players everywhere. Young was born in Gilmore, a tiny farming community located in Washington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Cy Young starred in pro baseball in 1889. His first year was not heroic because he won 15 games but lost 15. Which is the average for a pitcher at that time. The next year 1890 he won 21 games and lost 14 that was his first good year and got a $1,000 bonus. It the next to year he had two good years. The next year he was heroic at the first good year of his history he won 36 games. his was the most wins that year and was the top pitcher. in 1895 he was heroic and changed history by making a new pitch that made the ball go slower it was a change up, the older name was the slow-ball. Even today the change-up it the best off-speed pitch for kids and 4th best for pro's. On September 18, 1897, Young Pitched the first no-hitter in the modern era 1880-present. his was heroic because only about 30 people all-time pitched a no-hitter and he pitched two no-hitters. In 1899 his team lost 134 games and won 20 that was the wrost season in MLB history but he won 17 of the 20 games that is heroic because with out him they would maybe win two or three games so he was a great pitcher to help his team that much. the quote he said that made him the pitcher he is was "I never warmed up ten, fifteen minutes before a game like most pitchers do. I'd loosen up, three, four minutes. Five at the outside. And I never went to the bullpen. Oh, I'd relieve all right, plenty of times, but I went right from the bench to the box, and I'd take a few warm-up pitches and be ready. Then I had good control. I aimed to make the batter hit the ball, and I threw as few pitches as possible. That's why I was able to work every other day." that means that most pitch take a long time to warm-up and get loose but he only took three or four minutes that means that he was not pitching so much and saved a lot of energy for the game thats why he pitched on two days rest each time he would pitch. today pitch take five or even six days off each start that says to you that Cy Young was a hard worker and pitched every time he was need know all starting pitchers take five to six days off a start to me that is heroic.**

5. What is the person's legacy? 6)What advice would they have for todays youth?
 * He was** **one of the top pitchers of all-time and a role model to all baseball players out there.**
 * To pitch each day to practice to get better and not baby your arm or you will get hurt and to do what you coaches ask.

Links: [|Mlb.com] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Young**