HOW PARALYMPICS BECAME PART OF THE USOC

I Played A Major Role

I learned to ski on one leg after losing my leg in Vietnam. That was during the winter of 1968-69. It was the first thing I did that started me thinking about what I could do instead of what I couldn't. That was so meaningful and so powerful that developing adaptive sports, especially skiing, became my life's work.

Thirty years later, I was honored to b…