Showing results by author "Jason Roberts" in Sports & Outdoors

He was known simply as the 'Blind Traveller' - a solitary, sightless adventurer who, astonishingly, fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon and helped chart the Australian outback. James Holman (1786-1857) became 'one of the...

We all face obstacles that threaten to hold us back. For Robert Paylor, his paralysis wasn’t a metaphor. In the biggest game of his life, competing for the collegiate rugby national championship, Robert suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Doctors told him he’d never walk or move his hands again. But Robert refused to accept that fate.

In their own words, filling in the background to the first set of brothers of African descent to play football at the highest level in the United Kingdom. From fleeing the oppression of apartheid to making their way in what was to become their home, the United Kingdom. Their story serves as a reminder to always respect those who opened doors for us and still walk amongst us today.