50 years later: Freddie Steinmark's legacy lives on

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  • Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
  • The Wheat Ridge legend passed away 50 years ago Sunday.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 31

  • @melodyrose6380
    @melodyrose6380 7 місяців тому +26

    I cried watching his movie on Netflix.

    • @thecontender2525
      @thecontender2525 7 місяців тому +5

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

    • @beverlyburch8197
      @beverlyburch8197 6 місяців тому +5

      I cried too! Truly an All American guy!!

    • @cuzu5145
      @cuzu5145 5 місяців тому +3

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

    • @user-bq9ii9vz8e
      @user-bq9ii9vz8e 5 місяців тому +1

      Me too and I knew what was going to happen.

    • @Fantastic_Stranger
      @Fantastic_Stranger 2 місяці тому

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

  • @kerreiceexcell754
    @kerreiceexcell754 Рік тому +10

    This brings me tears everytime time

  • @janeyboyd8831
    @janeyboyd8831 3 місяці тому +3

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

  • @markdevito3592
    @markdevito3592 7 місяців тому +6

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

  • @wesblood3620
    @wesblood3620 9 місяців тому +6

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

  • @robertmartin5308
    @robertmartin5308 6 місяців тому +7

    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
      @user-bq9ii9vz8e 5 місяців тому

      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
      @robertmartin5308 5 місяців тому

      @@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
      @user-bq9ii9vz8e 5 місяців тому +1

      @@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
      @user-bq9ii9vz8e 5 місяців тому +1

      @@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
      @robertmartin5308 5 місяців тому

      @@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.

  • @patriciahooper3665
    @patriciahooper3665 4 місяці тому +2

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

  • @DrDave-h8h
    @DrDave-h8h 25 днів тому

    I'm a huge college football fan, 63 years old. Hard to believe I've never heard this story until I saw the documentary on Netflix. In the era of no social media, no nothing, things like this just never made the national news. How many more great stories are out there like this? Many I'm sure.

  • @CC-kl4nh
    @CC-kl4nh 4 місяці тому +1

    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.

  • @nathanielmartinez6801
    @nathanielmartinez6801 Рік тому +9

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

  • @AnnMatthews-bb3ij
    @AnnMatthews-bb3ij Рік тому +5

    Heart warming.

  • @MMACHMP
    @MMACHMP 6 місяців тому +2

    Guy was a true inspiration

  • @user-bq9ii9vz8e
    @user-bq9ii9vz8e 5 місяців тому

    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.

  • @kingcowboys2425
    @kingcowboys2425 6 місяців тому +1

    Wow watching the movie about his life now

  • @ajmlbtickets
    @ajmlbtickets 4 місяці тому

    Godspeed Freddie ❤

  • @CC-kl4nh
    @CC-kl4nh 4 місяці тому

    It’s 2024 and ironic that science hasn’t changed much and war protests still prevail. This movie has me crying nonstop. What a wonderful person.

  • @prestonstevenson3823
    @prestonstevenson3823 4 місяці тому

    Most coaches wouldn’t do that type of thing for you these days