Tag: Rutgers University Football
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North Brunswick teen honored during Rutgers football game after undergoing brain surgery
After experiencing headaches in early June, 14-year-old Anthony Walker went to Saint Barnabas Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, where the medical team identified that fluid from an infection had traveled to his brain and required immediate emergency surgery to relieve the pressure. After having a piece of his skull removed, the North Brunswick teen…
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Months after trying his first cup of coffee, Eric LeGrand decides to open storefront in Woodbridge
By ALAN KARMIN Correspondent Eric LeGrand. The man has pretty much been a symbol of courage and perseverance. The former Rutgers University football player has a great smile and endearing personality. And, apparently, he also has a zest for coffee. But that wasn’t always the case. LeGrand, like so many others in this day and…
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Hillsborough Middle School Band competes for chance to perform at Rutgers football game
The Hillsborough Middle School Band is one of five finalists in the Rutgers Battle of the Bands competition and needs votes to win a VIP trip to perform at a Rutgers football halftime show this fall. To view the performance and cast a vote, visit www.rubattleofthebands.com
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Eric LeGrand Cornhole Tournamnet will be held Aug. 3 at Woodbridge Center Mall
WOODBRIDGE – Since his devastating injury on the football field, Eric LeGrand has been an inspiration for others suffering from spinal cord injuries. “Every 45 minutes someone gets hurt with a spinal cord injury and turns their lives upside down,” he said. “So if I can be that shining light, that hope in their life…
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Eric LeGrand urges students to carry on
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A student at Edgar Middle School asked Eric LeGrand, a former football defensive tackle at Rutgers University, if he could go back to the tackle that left him paralyzed from the neck down and change anything, would he? LeGrand said he believes his injury, which occurred during a…