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'Born to Lead' to debut

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The documentary "Born to Lead: The Sal Aunese Story," about former CU quarterback Sal Aunese, will make its TV debut on Friday night.

The film will be broadcast at 5 p.m. MT on CBS Sports Network. An encore presentation will air at 11 p.m. MT.

Aunese is a former CU quarterback who passed away on Sept. 23, 1989, in Boulder after a fight with inoperable stomach cancer. The film, which has been years in the making, portrayed the life of a young man who grew up in Oceanside, Calif.