Travis Roy | |
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 Roy in 2011 | |
| Born | April 17, 1975 Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | October 29, 2020 (aged 45) near Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Forward
for the Boston University Terriers Founder of the Travis Roy Foundation |
Travis Matthew Roy (April 17, 1975 – October 29, 2020) was an American college ice hockey player, author and philanthropist.
In 1995, he was injured in his first shift as a college hockey player for Boston University and was paralyzed from the neck down. He later created the Travis Roy Foundation, which gives grants to enhance the life of people with spinal cord injuries and for research. His autobiography, Eleven Seconds, was published in 1998.