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It's game day in Anthony Curcio's hometown. Only this time, he's robbing an armoured car.

It's game day in Anthony Curcio's hometown. Only this time, he's robbing an armoured car instead of catching touchdown passes.

Back From the Brinks: It's game day in Anthony Curcio's hometown. Only this time, he's robbing an armored car instead of catching touchdown passes. He had everything prepped and mapped out, down to the tiniest of detail. But nothing, not one single thing, could have prepared him for the rush of actually setting the plan in motion. From BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live, Sports Strangest Crimes presents, Friday Night Heists. In episode 05 of 08, host Johnny Marr steps aside and lets Anthony, his accomplices and eyewitnesses and local police tell the story of the robbery. With new documents, and previously unreleased audio, we bring the legendary robbery to life.

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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