Is it weird to feel emotional when a celeb passes ?

Call me crazy but I feel like i lost a family member .. One of my sports heroes died and I've been teary eyed for like three days . I never met this person just grew up watching this person as a can and looked up to this person as inspiration .. Is this weird ? I never had the closest relationships to my mom or dad or rest of the family for that matter so I guess I d looked up to famous people exspecially ones that achieved greatness after going through hardships like me .. So I feel more emotionally attached then say a regular fan .. This common or am I just weird for crying about this ? Serious answers and honesty much appreciated