'Cocaine Quarterback' inspiration shares how he TURNED his life AROUND

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Owen Hanson turned his life around by transforming his prison time into a laboratory for reinvention and launching a health food business.The former USC football walk-on served nearly a decade in federal prison for drug trafficking and money laundering.He shares his redemption story in the Amazon Prime Video docuseries Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel, produced by Mark Wahlberg.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-explained--6659607/support.Don’t miss our latest episodes! follow us to stay updates with fresh news everyday. Let’s keep the support our podcast to serve update news entire the world!

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