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Georgetown football player with spinal cord injury walks at graduation for first time in 2.5 years

Washington Times | May 20, 2018

Related Topics: Spinal cord injury, Georgetown Hoyas football, Base on balls, 2015, Graduation, Ty Williams, Tyrell Williams, Williams Grand Prix Engineering

Former Georgetown Hoyas football player Tyrell Williams, who broke his neck and suffered a spinal cord injury in a game in 2015, walked across the stage at his graduation Saturday.

It was reportedly the first time Williams walked in 2.5 years.

Amazing.

Georgetown Football senior Ty Williams suffered a spinal cord injury in a game in September 2015. At his graduation Saturday, he walked for the first time in 2 ½ years. pic.twitter.com/60OMUJgmbm — ESPN (@espn) May 20, 2018

National outlets like ESPN and Sports Illustrated picked up on the story on social media.



See full article at Washington Times