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The Citadel's John Stephens watches an ambulance leaves the field at ETSU's Mini-Dome on Oct. 26, 1985.

Earl Neikirk, Bristol Herald Courier

The front page of the Bristol Herald Courier the day after Marc Buoniconti was paralyzed in a football game against East Tennessee State.

Bristol Herald Courier

Former President Richard Nixon, right, looks over a football that was given to him by Miami Dolphins star Nick Buoniconti, left, at a tour of the Miami Project facilities at Jackson Memorial Hospital on Jan. 11, 1990, in Miami. In the wheelchair is Nick's son, Marc, who is a spokesman for the project. (Robert Duyos/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Robert Duyos/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS

Marc Buoniconti speaks on stage during The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annua

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