Bobby Martin (born November 3, 1987 – April 28, 2020)North American Football League - Truly Inspirational nicknamed "Skateboard Bobby", was a former high school American football defensive lineman. He had no legs as he was born with Caudal regression syndrome , and used his arms to run. A graduate of Colonel White High School in Dayton, Ohio, he played American football for his high school varsity team. He was a redshirt freshman at Central State University. Biography Martin was tall and weighed ; he had no legs as he was born with  Caudal regression syndrome  .Aurora Advocate retrieved December 23, 2009 During his senior season of 2005, in a game against Mount Healthy High School 's team in Cincinnati, he was removed from play at half-time by officials claiming he was in breach of the rules requiring players to wear thigh pads, knee pads and shoes. His school was later told by the Ohio High School Athletic Association that this decision was incorrect and that Martin was allowed to play in all games . He finished the season with 48 tackles. At halftime of one game, he was named the Homecoming King. Martin in the mid-2000s  studied marketing at Central State , outside Dayton, and was not playing footballat the time . In 2007, then Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel invited Martin to a practice. Martin ended up getting involved in some of the action when he saw Dennis Northcutt evade player after player . Martin approached Northcutt and claimed that he could tackle him. At the goading of teammate Braylon Edwards, Northcutt allowed Martin to challenge him.  Martin hung with Northcutt for 20 yards before forcing him out at the one-yard line. After Martin's playing days  he had several run ins with police for various crimes. On April 28, 2020, Martin died when he crashed an ATV he had stolen earlier that evening . ESPY On July 12, 2006, Martin won the ESPY award for Best Male Athlete with a Disability .
Bobby Martin (born November 3, 1987 – April 28, 2020)North American Football League - Truly Inspirational nicknamed "Skateboard Bobby", was born born with Caudal regression syndrome . As he had no legs or hips, he used his arms to run. A graduate of Colonel White High School in Dayton, Ohio, he played defensive lineman for his high school varsity team. He later attended Central State University. Biography Martin was tall and weighed as he was born with a significant form of Caudal regression syndrome which resulted in being born without hips or legs .Aurora Advocate retrieved December 23, 2009 During his 2005 high school senior season, he was removed from play at half-time in a game against Mount Healthy High School by officials claiming he was in breach of league rules requiring players to wear thigh pads, knee pads and shoes. Colonel White High School was later told by the Ohio High School Athletic Association that this decision was incorrect and Martin was allowed to continue to finish the season . He finished the season with 48 tackles. At halftime of one game, he was named the Homecoming King. On July 12, 2006, Martin won the ESPY award for Best Male Athlete with a Disability.date=March 2021 After graduation, Martin studied marketing at Central State University and did not play football . In 2007, then Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel invited Martin to a practice. After seeing wide receiver Dennis Northcutt evade player after player , Martin approached Northcutt and claimed that he could tackle him. At the insistence of teammate Braylon Edwards, Northcutt allowed Martin to challenge him. During the run, Martin hung with Northcutt for 20 yards before forcing him out at the one-yard line. After Martin's playing days , he had several run ins with police for various crimes. On April 28, 2020, Martin died when he crashed an ATV he had stolen earlier that evening .
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