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Jim Knaub, an accomplished athlete who became a wheelchair racing legend, actor and all-around inspiration after a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, has died. He was 68.

The inclusion of wheelchair racing in marathons challenges the often patronizing narratives surrounding disability and replaces them with images of autonomy, self-determination, and strength. Dr.

Yahoo Sports: Boston Marathon legend, wheelchair racing icon Bob Hall, has died

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that wheelchair racing icon and Boston Marathon Champion Bob Hall has died. He was 74 years old.

Bob Hall, renowned as the father of wheelchair racing, passed away at 74. After triumphing in the Boston Marathon, Hall revolutionized wheelchair racing through innovative design and advocating ...

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CBS News: Bob Hall, wheelchair racing pioneer and Boston Marathon champion, dies at 74

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Bob Hall, a pioneer in the sport of wheelchair racing who had a transformational impact on the Boston Marathon, has died.

Bob Hall, wheelchair racing pioneer and Boston Marathon champion, dies at 74

KENS: Just 2 years into wheelchair racing journey, SA's Linden Williamson has the Paralympics in her sights

Just 2 years into wheelchair racing journey, SA's Linden Williamson has the Paralympics in her sights

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LONGMONT, Colo. (KDVR) — A thief swiped an adaptive athlete’s racing wheelchair from her home in Longmont, leaving her out of thousands of dollars and unable to compete. Despite all she’s been through ...

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My NBC5 on MSN: Boston Marathon wheelchair racing pioneer Bob Hall dies at 74

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There’s a photograph that I can’t stop staring at. It’s 1975, somewhere on the roads outside Boston, Massachusetts, and a young man in a wheelchair is threading through a cacophony of onlookers and ...