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November 4, 2021 82 mins

Matt Scott was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. He was born with spina bifida. He began playing wheelchair basketball when he was 14 years old. He played through high school and at The University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, and was recruited to be on the US National Wheelchair Basketball Team. Matt played professionally overseas for twelve seasons. Matt has won multiple medals at the World Championships and is a five-time Paralympian who has brought home a bronze medal and two golds, including one from the 2021 Tokyo Games.  You can follow Matt's journey on Instagram @mattscottfly. 

Sports Saved My Life is produced by Angel City Sports
Clayton Frech is the Executive Producer
Dave Pantano is the Producer and Editor
Mackenzie Soldan is in charge of Marketing
Tony Memmel wrote and performed the theme song

About Angel City Sports

Angel City Sports provides free, year-round adaptive sport clinics, equipment, and competitive opportunities for kids, adults, and veterans with physical disabilities or visual impairments. Angel City Sports’ flagship event, the annual Angel City Games presented by The Hartford, debuted in 2015 and is now the largest multi-sport Paralympic competition in the U.S. for kids, adults, and veterans. Participants include, but are not limited to, individuals with limb differences and amputation, spinal cord injury, quadriplegia, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, blindness or visual impairment, traumatic brain injury, stroke, muscular dystrophy, and dwarfism or short stature. Ultimately, Angel City Sports is working to create a community and sense of belonging for people with physical disabilities, supporting them to reach their full potential and unlock their dreams through its programming in sport, the arts, health and wellness, higher education, career opportunities, and personal development. To learn more, please visit http://www.angelcitysports.org and follow @angelcitysports on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linked-in, and YouTube. 

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