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Nazi labor camp survivor makes football history
By Christopher Palmer
Christopher Palmer
Published: Feb. 9, 2010

Discover the amazing story of how Fred Bednarski went from growing up in a Nazi labor camp in Austria to revolutionizing the game of American football.
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- futbalmaniac said on April 5, 2011 at 4:23 a.m.
  such a good story !!! :)
- loren anderson said on Jan. 27, 2011 at 7:37 a.m.
  you need to correct the Pete Gogolak article in wikipedia, which claims he kicked the first soccer style n college football
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