Travis Roy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Travis Roy
Occupation	Memoirist
Date Of Birth	Apr 17, 1975(1975-04-17)
Age	49
Date Of Death	October 29, 2020, Burlington, VT
Birthplace	Maine
Country	United States
Birth City	Maine
Horoscope	Aries

Travis Roy Biography

Travis Roy is one of the most popular and richest Memoirist who was born on April 17, 1975 in Maine, Maine, United States. After his collegiate ice hockey career ended with an accident that left him quadriplegic, he co-wrote an autobiography titled Eleven Seconds and launched The Travis Roy Foundation to fund medical research and to assist fellow survivors of spinal cord injuries.

Roy and Brooke Ellison – a graduate of Harvard University and the subject of the TV movie The Brooke Ellison Story – both achieved great things despite being quadriplegic as the result of early accidents.

On October 20, 1995 – just eleven seconds into his first-ever shift for Boston University men’s ice hockey team – a 20-year-old Roy slid head-first into the boards after University of North Dakota player Mitch Vig avoided Roy’s check. The awkward impact with the boards resulted in Roy’s cracking his fourth and fifth vertebra and leaving him a quadriplegic. ,

Since 1997 the Travis Roy Foundation has distributed more than $9 million in individual grants and to research projects and rehabilitation institutions. The individual grant funds have been used to modify vans and to purchase wheelchairs, computers, ramps, shower chairs, and other adaptive equipment to help paraplegics and quadriplegics live their lives.

Born to Lee and Brenda Roy, he spent his early years in Augusta and Yarmouth, Maine.

Travis Roy Net Worth

Travis Roy is one of the richest Memoirist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Travis Roy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After playing on the ice hockey teams at North Yarmouth Academy and Tabor Academy, he matriculated at Boston University on an ice hockey scholarship. Tragically, he was injured during his very first game with the university’s men’s team.

In the late 1990s, North Yarmouth Academy named its ice hockey arena in Roy’s honor.

Travis Matthew Roy (born April 17, 1975 in Augusta, Maine, USA) is a philanthropist and former American college ice hockey player.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Travis Roy Dating?

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Roy attended Yarmouth High School as a freshman, then transferred to nearby North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) in order to pursue an athletic scholarship. Roy transferred again and graduated from Tabor Academy and received an ice hockey scholarship to Boston University (College of Communications, Class of 2000)

Facts & Trivia

Travis Ranked on the list of most popular Memoirist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Travis Roy celebrates birthday on April 17 of every year.

What was the cause of Travis Roys death?

A family spokesperson told WCVB in Boston that Roy died in Vermont due to complications from a procedure he needed to maintain his quality of life. Roy slid headfirst into the boards just 11 seconds into his first shift for BU on Oct. 20, 1995. He cracked his fourth vertebra, which left him a quadriplegic.

Is Travis Roy alive?

October 29, 2020

How much money did Travis Roy raise?

Thursday’s tournament raised close to $1 million for the hospital. Hundreds of people took part in the 11th and final Travis Roy Foundation Wiffle Ball Tournament on Thursday. Roy, a former Boston University hockey player who was left paralyzed after his first game in 1995, died in 2020.

What does the Travis Roy Foundation do?

The Travis Roy Foundation is dedicated to helping spinal cord injury survivors live more independent and hopeful lives through adaptive equipment grants and funding scientific research focused on solving paralysis-related challenges.

Does Travis Roy have siblings?

Tobi Roy