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Lee Fredette, Paralyzed In Accident 14 Years Ago, Makes U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Team

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Lee Fredette

Lee Fredette

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competing for the U.S. wheelchair rugby team.

competing for the U.S. wheelchair rugby team.

Lee Fredette will be competing with the U.S. wheelchair rugby team next month.

Lee Fredette will be competing with the U.S. wheelchair rugby team next month.

Drew Budd on Aug 29, 2016
On April 20, 2002, Lee Fredette's life changed forever. Fredette, an unassuming 19-year-old student at Plymouth State College in New Hampshire at the time, was home for the weekend visiting... more

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