Garrison Redd

Garrison Redd is an American paralympic athlete. He was a Team USA Paralympic powerlifter. A former high school football player, Redd was paralyzed in 2005 after being struck by a stray bullet outside his home in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The bullet burned the nerves in his spine leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.
In February 2018, Redd was chosen as a TEDx speaker.
Redd competed in a national qualifier held at Logan University to represent Team USA in Bogotá, Colombia.
Redd is also involved with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.