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00:15 Todd Beratovich was born and bred to be a quarterback.
00:18 Father, X-Raider, last rep for the title.
00:21 You want a Todd to literally be a perfect football player.
00:25 He's been called the bionic kid.
00:27 This boy has never tasted a fast food burger or fries.
00:31 This guy's going to be a football player and he's going to be remarkable.
00:34 He was the future of USC football.
00:39 South, Southern Cal.
00:41 Todd was the best quarterback in that draft and that included Brett Favre.
00:46 The Los Angeles Raiders select Todd Marinovich.
00:49 Marinovich has to be able to perform. He has to perform.
00:53 The pressure was on him at an early age.
00:55 It just became too much.
00:57 Marinovich was arrested linked to banned smoking, alcohol, and cocaine.
01:01 His drug use was a reaction of not wanting to be that person.
01:04 You know, I want to be who I want to be.
01:06 Storm clouds continue to hover.
01:08 The red-headed left-hander they used to call Robo-Quarterback.
01:11 They don't know about his whereabouts, but they suspect Marinovich is on the way home to Southern California.
01:16 One of the things I struggled with is if you're good at something, does that mean you were meant to do it?
01:22 [Music]