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Bruce Karr

By NWBA, 08/13/14, 5:15PM CDT

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Team History: Chicago Sidewinders

NWBA Service: NWBA Vice President

Sports Biography:

Played for University of Illinois Gizz Kids, Champaign-Urbana Black Knights and Chicago Sidewinders. Selected to 13 All-Conference Teams & NWBT All-Tournament Team 3 times. Competed on 4 USA Paralympic Teams (1960-Rome, 1964-Tokyo, 1968-Tel Aviv, 1972-Heidelburg). Team Member of 3 Pan American Games & Stoke Mandeville squads. Played on first USA Gold Cup Team (1975). Head Coach of 1983 Gold Cup Team & numerous International Competitions. Multi-Sport Athlete who has won medals in Basketball, Archery, Table-Tennis, Swimming and Track & Field events. Served on NWBA Executive Committee. Member of NWAA Hall of Fame.