Bob Muzikowski did not set out to have his life portrayed in a movie. He saw children in his Chicago neighborhood who needed coaches, encouragement, and adults they could count on. He knew baseball, so he started there. A few kids playing catch grew into a Little League program near Cabrini-Green. The story later helped…

Most people respond to a struggling neighborhood by trying to get as far away from it as possible. Bob Muzikowski moved closer. His story eventually inspired the movie Hardball, starring Keanu Reeves. But the Hollywood version is only a small part of what Bob has spent his life doing. Bob did not begin with a large…