Heroes: Made in the USA

Cus D'Amato helped make Mike Tyson the youngest heavyweight champ in boxing history. We'll learn why Cus was a hero to Tyson and the entire boxing world. When Pepper Edmiston's son was diagnosed with cancer, she created Camp Good Times so that he and other children could share some happy moments amidst their daunting treatments. Today, even President Reagan salutes her as a true American hero. For children suffering the trauma of divorce, Susie Yale found a way to help them share their feelings and develop a new outlook on life.

Accomplished bull rider Charlie Sampson is one of America's contemporary cowboys: The Rodeo Riders. It wasn't enough for Dr. Charlie Clements to survive fifty combat missions as an Air Force pilot in Vietnam now he must dodge bullets and death squads while caring for the victims of El Salvador's civil war. For some time, her only identity was that of Gloria, Archie Bunker's daughter, but actor Sally Struthers now has a daughter of her own, along with seven children in Third World countries whom she sponsors as part of her work with the Christian Children's Fund.

For most Americans, winning an Olympic gold medal would be the victory of a lifetime, but for wrestler Jeff Blatnick, it was only the beginning. On the mean streets of Los Angeles, the police department crash unit wages war on street gangs. We'll see how these urban heroes work to keep neighborhoods alive. Chicago super-teacher Marva Collins is skeptical about her newfound fame, but her students know that she deserves it. The combination of love and high expectations that comprises her curriculums is heavily impacting these kids' lives for the better.