Made in Texas Presents: The Kicker

Fred Bednarski led quite the life. After being moved to a Nazi-forced labor camp as a child, his family was liberated and immigrated to the United States. He then became the first soccer-style kicker in college football at The University of Texas, joined the Army, and was sent by President Kennedy to Oxford, Mississippi to help protect James Meredith as the first African-American student at Ole Miss. Tune in on Monday, January 5th, at 9PM. to learn more about his extraordinary journey.

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