Travis Roy
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Travis Roy Net Worth

Travis Roy was born on April 17, 1975 in Maine. After a successful collegiate ice hockey career, he suffered a tragic accident that left him quadriplegic. In response, he co-wrote an autobiography titled Eleven Seconds and established The Travis Roy Foundation to fund medical research and to provide support to other survivors of spinal cord injuries.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day April 17, 1975
Birth Place Maine
Age 48 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries

💰 Net worth: $1 Million (2024)

About

After his collegiate ice hockey career ended with an accident that left him quadriplegic, he co-wrote an autobiography titled Eleven Seconds and launched The Travis Roy Foundation to fund medical research and to assist fellow survivors of spinal cord injuries.

Before Fame

After playing on the ice hockey teams at North Yarmouth Academy and Tabor Academy, he matriculated at Boston University on an ice hockey scholarship. Tragically, he was injured during his very first game with the university's men's team.

Trivia

In the late 1990s, North Yarmouth Academy named its ice hockey arena in Roy's honor.

Family Life

Born to Lee and Brenda Roy, he spent his early years in Augusta and Yarmouth, Maine.

Associated With

Roy and Brooke Ellison -- a graduate of Harvard University and the subject of the TV movie The Brooke Ellison Story -- both achieved great things despite being quadriplegic as the result of early accidents.

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