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Eddie Diggs

By NWBA, 08/02/17, 2:15PM CDT

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Diggs, born with only two fingers on each hand, lives by his belief that disabled individuals can compete in all of life’s activities, contribute to their communities, share in the joys of meeting and succeeding in physical challenges. For 30 years, he volunteered his time promoting wheelchair sports, specifically wheelchair basketball in the Baltimore, Maryland area. He is the president of the Maryland Ravens, a non-profit organization that promotes and/or sponsors wheelchair basketball and disability awareness. 

From 1984-2013, the Maryland Ravens competed in 656 games. Of the 656 games, Diggs coached them to a 486-170 record, capturing the No. 1 ranking in the country twice and winning the D-III National Championship in 2006. In 2007, he was awarded the Bill Duncan “Good Guy” Award, the Maryland Recreation and Parks Association Citation and the Governor Martin O’Malley Citation for his work with adaptive sports in Baltimore.