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Deaf Athlete Joins NCAA Team

Trailblazer is determined to break barriers for the deaf

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Feb 5, 2009 10:14 AM CST

(Newser) – Signing to play football for Baltimore’s Towson University is a big leap for Ryan Bonheyo—and for the Division I program, too, the Washington Post reports: Bonheyo is deaf, and will be the lone such player at Towson and one of very few to...   Read full story »

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