Joe Delagrave joins Michael Rasile on For the Love of Sports to discuss his journey to becoming the Head Coach of USA Men's Rugby Wheelchair Team, winning multiple Paralympics, and what it was like transitioning from Division 2 Football to wheelchair rugby.

At 19 Joe suffered an unfortunate spinal cord injury which left him, at the time, paralyzed from the neck down. Joe went from a 6 6' tight end to sitting in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. While he went through some dark times, Joe made the best of his situation and started a new love in wheelchair rugby.

After countless hours improving his craft, Joe eventually went on to win 2 Paralympic medals for Team USA and was named team captain.

Joe is now the Head Coach of the USA Men's Rugby Team and uses his skills as an intelligent player to help out those around him.

With the injury, Joe has become an ambassador to Wings for Life, an organization dedicated to research for spinal cord injuries with their biggest event the Wings for Life World Run May 7th!

More on Wings for Life: https://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/en

More on Joe Delagrave: https://www.joedelagrave.com/

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