Roderick Green

CareerTimeline

Most Notable

Named USA Volleyball 2016 Male Sitting Player of the Year
Has medaled at the Parapan American Games four times (1 Gold, 3x Silver)
Competed in the Sydney Paralympics and Athens Paralympics in track and field, winning one silver (200-meter dash) and two bronze medals (long jump; 400-meter dash)

Was born with genetic fibula hemimelia. His leg was amputated below the knee when he was 2 years old
Founded a nonprofit that helps people raise money for medical needs, mainly amputees, by holding basketball events to raise money
Played basketball on scholarship for three years in college
Met his wife, Katrin, at the 2004 Paralympics where they were both track athletes. Katrin was competing for Germany. Katrin won the gold medal in the 200 meters at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing and bronze in the 200-meter dash in 2012
Parent are Benjamin Green, Sr. and Lucille Carter, Brothers are Keith, Dwayne, Ron, Stanley, Benjamin Jr. and Cordell, Sisters are Devanna, Yavette, Treona, LaToya, Tameka and Wonda

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What was the happiest moment of your life?When I was helping deliver my daughter, Avayah, in 2013
On growing up with a large family"Doctors amputated my foot when I was 2. I'm one of 14 children, and so growing up for me it's been, 'you are one of us.' There's no 'you have a disability.' There's no 'you're different.' We had cows, horses, pigs, and lived in the ghetto at the same time. And (if they decided) 'we want to dig a two-foot hole, put your leg in it, and cover that hole back up and watch you pop out of your leg and hop all the way home to to cry to mom and dad' (that) was kind of my life. That's what my brothers and sisters did because they got a kick out of it. ... I was treated like no one different."