When I starting paying attention to sports back in 1978, the name Reggie was associated with a loudmouthed hotdog Yankee who happened to be among baseball’s best sluggers.

For me, though, Reggie was the Browns’ leading wide receiver, the steady vet who for some reason wore a back’s number: 33.

Today’s Plain Dealer sports a thoroughly readable portrait of this former Kardiac Kid. It reveals a complex character who has seen plenty of life’s highs and lows. In each of us resides both angels and devils. This fine article reveals both sides of a hometown hero, Reggie Rucker.