57. Emily Hoskins
from Getting Everyone Moving Hosted by Michael Rosenkrantz
A paraplegic from birth, Hoskins has been involved with wheelchair basketball for much of her life. She was a member of the St. Louis Rolling Rams through high school before attending the University of Illinois, where she was a part of the Fighting Illini squad that won four consecutive national championships. After qualifying for the U.S. Paralympics Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team in 2004, Hoskins was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Athens. In 2008, Hoskins was a starter in the gold medal game against Germany and helped Team USA complete its repeat. Hoskins earned her bachelor's degree from Illinois in psychology and and her master's degree at Murray State University. Emily is married, is a therapist and coaches youth wheelchair basketball teams in Nashville, TN
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