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Jerry DeVaul overcame losing legs, addiction to emerge as Colorado sled hockey icon: “This sport changed my life”

Jerry DeVaul was lying in a puddle of water, his legs severed, when he made a vow to himself and the sky above. It was October 2011, and DeVaul was working at a mine in Trinidad after recently finishing his service in the U.S. Army when a coworker ran him over with a mining scoop — altering his life forever. DeVaul spent nearly two hours after that alone and critically injured, waiting for help and hoping for a second chance. Out of that trauma, and a bumpy road to recovery that included multiple detours, DeVaul eventually found his calling as a player and now president for Colorado Sled Hockey. “When I lost my legs, I made a promise to God that day that if I kept my life, I would inspire daily,” DeVaul recalled.

 

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