"I stay here because I love my little hometown, " the man with the potbelly said.

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The statue will be situated in the square of Collins's hometown and was sculpted by local man Kevin Holland.

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Varty wasn't selected in the final 23-man squad so he missed out on playing in his hometown.

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In Connecticut, a Waterford man who was killed in the Vietnam War was honored with a hometown park area named for him.

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In his hometown of Modena, townsfolk joined celebrities and VIPs from the world over in paying homage to the man who took the elitism out of opera.

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