Kent Waldrep, Athlete Whose Injury Led to Advocacy, Dies at 67
Partly paralyzed as a college football player, he had a role in the inception of the Americans With Disability Act and raised money for spinal cord research.
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Partly paralyzed as a college football player, he had a role in the inception of the Americans With Disability Act and raised money for spinal cord research.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kent Waldrep, a TCU running back who became an advocate for disabled people after a spinal injury during a game left him paralyzed, has died. He was 67. His mother, Denise Waldrep, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that her son had died Sunday in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Kent Waldrep, a TCU running back who became an advocate for people with disabilities after a spinal injury during a game left him paralyzed, died Sunday. He was 67.
Kent Waldrep, TCU rusher paralyzed during a game, dies at 67 | 2022-03-02 09:36:59
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kent Waldrep, a TCU running back who became an advocate for disabled people after a spinal injury during a game left him paralyzed, has died.