At twenty eight, Patrick "Manny" Mandelson had never been the ambitious sort. On any given day, you would find him to be a relatively content chap. He has a freelance gig as a columnist for a popular men's magazine, a relatively good day job, and Megan, his girlfriend of three years. His friends are a colorful but strangely unreliable cast, fronted by his best friend Mark. Regrettably, it's not any given day. Manny's whole world is about to come apart, and putting it back together is going to be more of an adventure than he anticipates.

We're gathered here: To select and celebrate the Steel City 500, the greatest athletes in Western Pennsylvania history. A few notes of explanation as you're getting your beer and preparing to argue with the choices. First, in the case of team sports, we're limiting our picks to those who competed here at either the collegiate or professional level. That same rule doesn't hold true for individual sports (more on that in a minute). Therefore, of our great legacy of NFL quarterbacks like Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, Joe Montana and Dan Marino, only Marino qualifies for inclusion on the Steel City...