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A knee injury ruins Anthony Curcio’s second chance at football. But he finds a new vice.

After tearing a ligament in his knee, Anthony Curcio had used his second chance at football. His dreams of playing are over, but his life changes altogether with one little pill.

Just Say No: Anthony Curcio had used his second chance at football. Used it well. He built his body and refocused his mind on the sport. But football is football, a sport loved for its precise brutality. And Anthony tears a ligament in his knee. His dreams of playing are over. And yet, for once in his life, he doesn't care. It's all due to a little pill prescribed to him from a doctor. This little pill unlocked something inside Anthony. Pretty soon, he'd do whatever it took to get more. From BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live, Sports Strangest Crimes presents, Friday Night Heists. In episode 02 of 08, host Johnny Marr takes us to the rolling fields of Eastern Washington State, where Anthony attempts his first heist and discovers that while he was good at football, he's absolutely gifted at 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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