Jimi Hendrix also served in the military, before he wrote "Machine Gun". I consider him a hero in the music realm, but not for his military service. And in reality, that is "your" opinion and nothing more. Tell that to the children of some fomer NFL greats, who happen to also be great role models and heros to their families and others. Sorry, but your comment makes you appear a narrow-minded pompous asshole.
Mark Madoff published a real estate newsletter anonymously?! If his final publication --- the day he was found hung with a dog leash around his neck -- was really rosy, it's additional validity of the conspiracy-murder theory.