If there was ever a guy out there in this world, it was Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin. In fact, I had planned on putting "The Crocodile Hunter" in the Hall of Fame since the beginning of the Hall, but I figured that I had plenty of time to do so.
It's too bad that I have to do this one posthumously.
I know that there are some of you that never understood Steve Irwin. You didn't understand what the big deal was. I'll tell you what the big deal was. This guy played with animals for a living, and, most of the time, they were dangerous animals.
As a guy who sits in a desk every day of his life and works in front of a computer, I can't tell you how jealous I was of Steve Irwin's job. This guy loved what he did. How many of us can say that? As if that weren't enough, he loved animals and saw a different beauty in animals that other people fail to see.
My kids have a Wiggles video that stars the Crocodile Hunter. On it, Steve is talking about this hideous looking owl thing and the entire time he has this look on his face that he really loves this bird.
That's a passion that all of us should have for our jobs...and our lives, really.
He taught kids - and adults - things about animals that we've never would've learned anywhere else. And he made it fun to learn. He was one of the best at what he did and his death leaves a void in many people's lives.
