Posts Tagged ‘ Eric LeGrand ’

Eric LeGrand Rises Tall

July 14, 2011
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Eric LeGrand Rises Tall

In true inspirational fashion, Rutgers defensive lineman Eric LeGrand tweeted pictures of himself standing upright with his mother earlier this week. When LeGrand fractured his C3 and C4 vertebrae back in October, being paralyzed from the neck down, doctors thought he would never come off ventilators let alone walk again. LeGrand quickly defied the odds by being removed from ventilators shortly after the paralyzing hit and is now standing tall. With sheer faith and uncanny determination, LeGrand is sending...

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Eric LeGrand makes first public appearance

February 21, 2011
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Eric LeGrand makes first public appearance

Last fall Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand was paralyzed after making a tackle on special teams against Army. After four months of therapy and rehab, he made his first public appearance at the Laugh to Heal Comedy Fest Fundraiser for the Eric LeGrand Believe Fund. The fundraiser featured seven comedians and thousands of supporters to include Rutgers alum Bill Bellamy. When LeGrand inspirationally entered the Rutgers Athletic Center on Saturday in a motorized wheelchair, 3,000 supporters rose to...

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