St. Louis' Best Wheelchair Athlete of 2009: Clayton Braun

In July 2003 Clayton Braun nearly died on a Mississippi River sandbar after he dived headfirst into the water during a day of waterskiing. Three years later, confined to a wheelchair and with extraordinarily limited use of his arms and hands, Braun was something of a reluctant recruit to the area's quadriplegic rugby team, the St. Louis Rugby Rams. Read the rest of this Best Of St. Louis story here: http://bit.ly/claytonbraun and see our full list of winners here: http://bit.ly/BestOfSTL2009. Video by Stew Smith.

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[Jkravitt]

Ya girlcali... I second that!

[craaabppl]

" they see me rollin " they hatin

[1958GirlCali]

Hawkeye - I have watched this interview and seen him play - he's unfriggin believable! I can only imagine the hard work and dedication it takes to actually be invited to try out for the US team let alone make the team!!! Perhaps some more dedication and hard work on your party will pay off! I also recently heard he played in an international tournament in Argentina and came home with a Gold medal.... man... impressive! Not everyone can say that!

[bodisatvah420]

He made the united states team idiot. He is the best in the nation for his specific position and injury level

[hawkeye1516]

I've seen this guy play before, he is terrible a few of the other players are way better.