Joe Delagrave was playing football at Winona State back in 2004. He and some friends were out on the Mississippi River when their boat hit the bottom of the river and Joe was thrown from his chair and became a quadriplegic. We chat about his journey to a bronze medal at the 2012 Paralympics in…
Time for another edition of Talk Story with Bob Babbitt. I’m sharing some of my favorite stories that I’ve collected from my years in the wonderful world of endurance sports. This week I share a story about One Arm Willie Stewart, and a memorable experience at the New York City Marathon. “I’m staggering along and all…
Time for another edition of Talk Story with Bob Babbitt. I’m sharing some of my favorite stories that I’ve collected from my years in the wonderful world of endurance sports. This week I share a story that I wrote in 2005 about Jim MacLaren. I called it Unbreakable Spirit, and it appeared in my book Never…
Hunter Woodhall is the first double below knee amputee to receive an NCAA Division 1 track and field scholarship and the 2016 Paralympic silver and bronze medalist had a great freshman season at Arkansas. But his biggest impact is on the amputee kids who are looking to follow in his footsteps. Sponsors…
4:29 miler Sean English was on his way to church with his family in early April 2017 when a Jeep with six passengers inside rolled over on the highway. His family stopped to help and Sean was hit by an impaired driver and ended up losing his leg below the knee. Seven months after getting…
Lacey Henderson was diagnosed with a tumor in her knee when she was nine and had her leg amputated above the knee the next year. She was a cheerleader in high school and college, found para track in 2012, and ran the 100 and long jumped in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio. Next up? Hopefully…
Time for another edition of Talk Story with Bob Babbitt. I’m sharing some of my favorite stories that I’ve collected from my years in the wonderful world of endurance sports.This week it’s the story of Anthony Smith: Never Give Up Army Major Anthony Smith, a former scholarship athlete at Alcorn State University in football, basketball and track,…
Jacob Pacheco was born with Spastic Cerebral Palsy, but that’s just the beginning of his amazing story. He has a master’s degree in sports coaching and has become a top adaptive surfer who chronicles his journeys through his video blog Prone to Ride. Jacob’s message is a simple one. “Athletes with disabilities deserve the same opportunities…
Introducing a new feature for Babbittville Radio: Talk Story with Bob Babbitt. I’ll share some of my favorite stories that I’ve collected from my years in the wonderful world of endurance sports.This week it’s Hope: a story about double amputee Rudy Garcia-Tolson at Ironman Arizona… For the first-timers, this day in the desert will be a serious leap…
Kirstie Ennis graduated high school at 15 and enlisted in the Marines when she was 17. After six years serving as an aerial gunner on helicopters, she survived a crash during a mission over Afghanistan but was seriously injured. Despite losing her left leg above the knee, undergoing 38 surgeries, and having to have her…