Timothy Nugent
Contributor | 1970
In 1948 the University of Illinois at Galesburg began a highly specialized program in various competitive sports, the U. of I. Gizz Kids. The person who was the catalyst in this proactive movement in wheelchair sports was Professor Timothy J. Nugent. He is known worldwide as the founder of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, the famous Gizz Kids wheelchair basketball team and the Ms. Kids, the first women’s team.
