50 years later: Freddie Steinmark's legacy lives on

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The Wheat Ridge legend passed away 50 years ago Sunday.
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@melodyrose6380 5 ай бұрын

I cried watching his movie on Netflix.

@thecontender2525 5 ай бұрын

Just watched it also on Netflix. So sad. Definitely cried a lot.

@beverlyburch8197 5 ай бұрын

I cried too! Truly an All American guy!!

@cuzu5145 4 ай бұрын

It was especially touching when he got home to tell his father he was offered a full scholarship to Texas

@user-bq9ii9vz8e 3 ай бұрын

Me too and I knew what was going to happen.

@Fantastic_Stranger Ай бұрын

@@user-bq9ii9vz8esame, I already had a feeling but still it got to me

@kerreiceexcell754 11 ай бұрын

This brings me tears everytime time

@janeyboyd8831 Ай бұрын

Watch the movie and get ready to cry. So inspirational this was. RIP Freddie What a testimony you are still providing!!

@markdevito3592 5 ай бұрын

Had such a big heart and true grit what a great player and person

@patriciahooper3665 2 ай бұрын

Dear Sammy Steinmart still misses his big brother, Freddie Joe.❤ From the movie alone, a beautiful legacy!

@robertmartin5308 4 ай бұрын

I was playing at Nebraska at the same time Freddy was at UT. Although I did not know him I knew about him. His legacy will never fade away and he was a “WINNER”. RIP, Freddy.

@user-bq9ii9vz8e 3 ай бұрын

Cool, I'm a Texas fan, but Nebraska was starting to be Nebraska in 1969 and won it all in 70 and 71. That 71 Husker team was fun to watch and I would watch that 71 game with OU over and over. I miss those days

@robertmartin5308 3 ай бұрын

@@user-bq9ii9vz8e thank you, I miss them too. The guys on the 94 team always give us crap about the media saying we were the best team of all time (of course that is subjective and argumentative). We wanted to hook up with ND in 70 but they chose Texas and we had to settle for LSU. ND thought they could avoid us and beat Texas but that wasn’t even a contest. Freddy was in the sideline on crutches as I recall. UT bears ND and OSU lost in the Rise Bowl, we played the last game of the evening that day and beat LSU. Been hard time in Lincoln the last 18 years and the people are restless. Maybe this year they can finally get back on track. Looking forward to what Texas is going to do in the SEC.

@user-bq9ii9vz8e 3 ай бұрын

@@robertmartin5308 Honestly, I might have to go with the 94/95 Huskers because of the way they dominated and especially 05 after the way they blasted Florida in the championship game. But, the 71 team and the Big 8 that season was just phenomenal. Finishing 1, 2 and 3 in the final polls was really impressive. Man, I always loved Tom Osbornes Huskers and Devaney as well even though I was a kid when Devaney stepped down. I sure wish the Huskers could rebound these days because college football could use a strong Nebraska again. I was shocked the way Frost failed like he did.

@user-bq9ii9vz8e 3 ай бұрын

@@robertmartin5308 Also, that 68-70 Buckeye team was incredible, the Super Sophomores. Woody was a stubborn man and cost them the 70 championship according to Rex Kern who was another guy that I loved. I think they were better than us in 69, and we were lucky that Michigan pulled off the upset or there never would have been a title. Also, ABC guys were ingenious for moving the Texas/Arkansas game to the very last game of the year. Worked out beautifully for everyone but OSU and Arkansas.

@robertmartin5308 3 ай бұрын

@@user-bq9ii9vz8e well Scott was my Godson, his father was a wide receiver on our 70s team. Scott just didn’t work at it. He thought they would never fire him no matter what he did and he did lots of activities off the field that distracted him. Matt Rhule is on the right track but that is a big hill to climb. Cisco Devaney was my coach and T.O. Was the offensive coordinator. The big 10 was a big bite to take on.

@wesblood3620 7 ай бұрын

My All American....movie I just watched on Tubi. Wow! Unbelievable person.

@nathanielmartinez6801 Жыл бұрын

In the end he just wanted to be with his teammates one last time. "I've got your back guys" Freddie

@AnnMatthews-bb3ij Жыл бұрын

Heart warming.

@CC-kl4nh 2 ай бұрын

I worked at a children’s hospital. A 19 year old footballer was admitted with an aggressive leukemia. He was his father’s only son. He died 6 months later. It was so heartbreaking for all of us.

@MMACHMP 4 ай бұрын

Guy was a true inspiration

@user-bq9ii9vz8e 3 ай бұрын

So, the one guy talking was Dave Logan and I remember him from Colorado and the NFL and he was one of three guys drafted by all of the pros including the NFL, MLB and NBA. But, who are the other two speaking? One must have been his brother Sammy, but it was unclear. Freddie played an entire season with the bone in his one leg not even attached. It was eaten up. Want to talk about tough. He didn't want to lose his spot and stayed in the game and actually played pretty well until late in the year. That dude was super tough. I'm sitting here whining about the pain in my back and legs and feet and it's nothing compared to what he went through. Tough dude, that was one tough dude. I bought the movie because I wanted to support the effort, but I've seen it on Netflix since then. It's not historically accurate and i would recommend buying one of the three books about his life. He wrote his own, but Jim Dent and one of his high school friends wrote others. I would recommend the Jim Dent book first because you can probably not find the one that Freddie wrote. I bought it at an antique store a few years ago for $10 and I looked online and it is worth many times that. Jim Dent or the other books are available on Amazon or elsewhere on Kindle or hard back. Buy one, you won't regret it. It's very fascinating and tells his story as it really happened and isn't Hollywoodized like the movie.