DOWIT #4 The Ruff Road to Glory

Rich Ruffalo a motivational speaker, author, educator, coach, role model and gold medalist. At age 32, Ruffalo lost his eyesight but never lost his "vision." At the Walt Disney Company McDonald's American Teacher Awards, Ruffalo was named both the Outstanding Coach of the Year and the Outstanding Teacher of the Year for 1995. Vice President Al Gore presented the award to him on nationwide television. In 1994 he was selected as one of five educators from the United States to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame. As a favored citizen of Belleville, New Jersey, he received the "Outstanding Citizen of the Year" award in 1994. He is the winner of four different world titles in shot put, discus, javelin, and power lifting. Rich has earned 14 international gold medals, won 32 national titles, set 9 world and 15 national records, and has won 13 USA Track and Field K-2ster's State Titles against sighted competitors. His story is inspiring to us all and we can all learn from him, enjoy the episode! IG: https://www.instagram.com/teamdowit/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/teamdowit?lang=en
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