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The Vietnam Center and Archive is proud to present the final speaker in our 2012 Guest Lecture Series, Rocky Bleier, on Friday, November 9th, at 7:00pm in the Lanier Auditorium of the Texas Tech University School of Law. The lecture is free and open to the public.
A star football player at Notre Dame, Bleier was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1968. He also received a US Army draft notice that year. Leaving the NFL, Bleier served in Vietnam with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade. Wounded when his platoon was ambushed, doctors told Bleier he would never play football again. With the support of Steelers owner Art Rooney, his coach and teammates, Bleier trained for two years and eventually became a star running back for the Steelers during their four Super Bowl wins in the 1970s.
This lecture series is funded in part by a generous grant from the Helen Jones Foundation. For more information on the 2012 VNCA Guest Lecture Series see http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/GLS, or contact Mary Saffell at 806-742-9010.
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Posted:
10/15/2012
Originator:
Justin Saffell
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The Vietnam Center
Event Information
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Date: 11/9/2012
Location:
Lanier Auditorium, TTU School of Law
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