Bob is a US Army veteran and served from 1976-1978 when he sustained a spinal cord injury in an automobile accident. Post-injury he moved to California and earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism from California State University, Long Beach. As an athlete, he twice won the Los Angeles Marathon and represented the United States at the Paralympic Games in Seoul, South Korea and again in Atlanta, GA. Bob hosted a long-running TV show, “In Pursuit,” on ESPN which highlighted a wide variety of disabled sports and athletes. Bob loves being outdoors doing activities such as handcycling, swimming, and gardening in his backyard.