Dan Bishop was living the life of a normal, college student-athlete at the University of Buffalo. His wrestling season was nearing an end, and as a senior, he was looking ahead to a good-paying job in New York City.
But then disaster struck in March as Bishop wrestled in the 125-lb. semifinals in the Mid-America Conference championships. He fell on his head and suffered a spinal cord injury, and underwent emergency surgery. Doctors hoped that Bishop would be able to walk within a year.