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| Personal information | |
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| Born: | January 27, 1949 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died: | June 6, 1971 (aged 22) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Wheat Ridge (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) |
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Freddie Steinmark (January 27, 1949 – June 6, 1971) was an American college football player, whose diagnosis of bone cancer and subsequent leg amputation during his junior year with the University of Texas Longhorns provided an inspiration for the team's national championship that year.[1] His life has since been the subject of a number of inspirational books and a movie.
- ^ Yousse, Bower; Cryan, Thomas J. (September 1, 2015). Freddie Steinmark: Faith, Family, Football. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-1-4773-0821-9.