Marc Buoniconti, center, who was paralyzed from the neck down...

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Marc Buoniconti, center, who was paralyzed from the neck down during a Citadel football game in 1985, addresses the crowd after having his jersey retired during halftime of Citadel versus Chattanooga football game, while his father, Nicholas Buoniconti, left, Citadel president, John Rosa, second from right, and mother, Terry Buoniconti, right, listen, at the Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, S.C., Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006. (AP Photo/Alice Keeney)