If you’re in need of Fourth of July plans, Texas A&M football fans can watch a new documentary covering one of the great legends to don the Maroon and White.
In a video shared through GigEm247, former Aggie football star Dat Nguyen took a moment to speak with the media on Saturday, dedicating the opportunity to answer questions about his upcoming documentary that explores his life story and upbringing.
The film, titled “All American | The Dat Nguyen Story,” will release on July 4 and will be available across multiple platforms. Fans can tune in via the Texas A&M athletics website at 12thMan.com/Dat, as well as the 12th Man app on Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire Stick. 12th Man Films, a division of Texas A&M’s in-house 12th Man Productions, produced the documentary.
Nguyen, who donned the Maroon and White from 1995 to 1998, established himself as one of the great players in Aggie football history. His achievements on the playing field were just as noteworthy given the path that led up to his stardom.
As the son of Vietnamese refugees, his family fled Vietnam while his mother was pregnant with Dat during the historic Fall of Saigon in 1975. His mother gave birth to him at a refugee camp in Arkansas before their family eventually relocated to Rockport, Texas. He would go on to emerge as a star linebacker for Rockport-Fulton High, before carrying on his football career with the Aggies at the collegiate level.
While at A&M, Nguyen would go on to win both the Lombardi and Bednarik Awards, while also notching consensus All-American honors in 1998. To this day, he remains the all-time tackles leader in Aggie history (517). After his success at the collegiate level, Nguyen would go on to be drafted in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
Ahead of the documentary’s release on Independence Day, you can check out the trailer below from the Texas A&M Athletics YouTube page:
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