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Desperate, in need of cash, but the banks won't lend any. Curcio decides to steal it!

Anthony Curcio was in desperate need of cash. But he couldn't get any, no one could. No one, except large banks, they had all the cash he needed... so he decided to steal it!

The Playbook: Anthony Curcio was in desperate need of cash. The housing hustle left him deep in debt. But he couldn't get any cash. No one could. No one, except large banks, bailed out by the US government. They had all the cash he needed. So he decided to steal it. But creating a method to rob a bank would take the type of planning and preparation generals use for war, or rather, football coaches use to win. From BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live, Sports Strangest Crimes presents, Friday Night Heists. In episode 04 of 08, host Johnny Marr tells us how Anthony Curcio planned one of the most creative heists in US History, showing all the meticulous details, timing and misdirection involved. Enough to make Danny Ocean proud. If you want to learn what it takes to rob an armored car, not that we'd advise it, this is the episode to hear.

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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