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Travis Roy, 45, BU player paralyzed in first game, has died

by Jimmy Golen
| October 29, 2020 3:36 PM

BOSTON (AP) — Travis Roy, the Boston University hockey player who was paralyzed 11 seconds into his first college shift and went on to be a motivational speaker and advocate for the disabled, has died. He was 45.

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