Freddie Joe Steinmark
publication date: Monday, December 23, 2019 (part of Winter 2020)
category: 
Sports
clue: It's hard to play football without your left leg, but he led his team to victory nonetheless, and helped America take on a deadly disease.
explanation: Steinmark played on the 1969 Texas Longhorns team, losing his left leg to bone cancer as the team won the national championship. He inspired Congress to pass the National Cancer Act of 1971, one of the most significant national efforts to combat the disease. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Erik Bates
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