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July 12th, 2009, 08:30 AM
07-12-2009 08:14 AM

McNair mourned as a 'hero,' 'legend'

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) -Titans quarterback Vince Young didn’t expect to speak Saturday during his mentor’s funeral. He wound up summing up the emotional day with just a few words.

“Steve was like a hero to me, and heroes are not supposed to die,” Young said before stopping to rub his eyes as he talked about the man he knew from football camps as a teenager and called “Pops” - Steve McNair, his predecessor with the Titans.

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