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Sport's Strangest Crimes: Friday Night Heists: 1. Friday Night Lights Out

1. Friday Night Lights Out

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Why did a promising high school football star turn to crime? Meet Anthony Curcio.

A former high school football star pull off one of the most creative bank heists in US history. British icon Jonny Marr takes us on a journey through the life of Anthony Curcio.

Anthony Curcio is the most unexpected person you will ever meet. At first glance, he appears as simply a suburban dad who wears khaki pants, Cactus Jacks, coaches his daughters in basketball, and drives a modest truck. You soon learn that he was once a high school football star, with the dream, and, more importantly, the speed, to play professionally. But that's not the interesting part. Anthony Curcio pulled off one of the most creative bank heists in US history, robbing an armored car and escaping down the river in an inner tube. It makes you do a double-take. You're left feeling puzzled. How did this normal seeming guy end up at a point in his life where he thought that was a good idea? And then, how did he pull it off? From BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live, Sports Strangest Crimes presents, Friday Night Heists. In episode 01 of 08, host Johnny Marr takes us to the small logging town that would soon become famous for a hometown football star's turn to crime.

Sport's Strangest Crimes: Friday Night Heists

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A high-school football star pulls off one of the most creative bank heists in US history.

A high-school football star pulls off one of the most creative bank heists in US history. British icon Jonny Marr takes us on a journey through the life of Anthony Curcio.

Anthony Curcio is the most unexpected person you will ever meet. At first glance, he appears as simply a suburban dad who wears khaki pants, Cactus Jacks, coaches his daughters in basketball, and drives a modest truck.

You soon learn that he was once a high-school football star, with the dream, and, more importantly, the speed, to play professionally. But that's not the interesting part...

How did this once-bright football prospect pull off one of the most creative bank heists in US history? From BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live, Sports Strangest Crimes presents, Friday Night Heists.

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