: To save his life, doctors were forced to amputate his leg at the hip just six days after his final game.

: Freddie’s public battle and courage inspired the National Cancer Act of 1971, signed by President Nixon.

: He became a key starter, helping lead Texas through a grueling schedule toward the 1969 National Championship.

: Throughout the season, Freddie played through intensifying pain in his left leg, which he initially dismissed as a minor injury. The Diagnosis

: Today, Longhorn players touch the Freddie Steinmark scoreboard as they run onto the field at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium as a tribute to his grit.