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Travis Roy, former BU hockey player paralyzed 25 years ago, has died
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As Oct. 20, the 25th anniversary of the hockey injury that left him paralyzed, approached, Travis Roy received some bad news. He had to go in for surgery, for complications arising from his being a quadriplegic all those years.
What happened when he was just 20 years old, only 11 seconds into his first shift as a Boston University Terrier, fulfilling a dream that he pursued with singular determination since he first laced up skates as a boy in North Yarmouth, Maine, was a sobering reminder of how fragile life is, of how vulnerable even elite athletes are.
On Tuesday, the worst fears about last month’s surgery were realized. Travis was rushed to the University of Vermont Medical Center for emergency surgery due to complications from the previous surgery. When he died Thursday afternoon, his parents and sister Tobi were at his side.
Read the full story.
Read more:
– From the archives: Travis Roy reflects on the tumultuous decade since his hockey accident
– Kevin Cullen: The amazing, transformative life of Travis Roy
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