Darlene Hunter was born and raised in Walled Lake, Michigan. She acquired her spinal cord injury at the age of 4. She is an accomplished wheelchair racing athlete and attended the University of Arizona on a track scholarship. She graduated in 2004 with a degree in psychology. She received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Texas, Arlington. She went on to receive a Ph.D. in family studies from Texas Women’s University. She is currently a professor at The University of Texas, Arlington. She is a three-time wheelchair basketball Paralympian winning a gold medal in Rio and a bronze in Tokyo. She is a disability advocate, especially for women and their participation in wheelchair basketball.

Sports Saved My Life is produced by Angel City Sports
Clayton Frech is the Executive Producer
Dave Pantano is the Producer and Editor
Mackenzie Soldan is in charge of Marketing
Tony Memmel wrote and performed the theme song

About Angel City Sports

Angel City Sports provides free, year-round adaptive sport clinics, equipment, and competitive opportunities for kids, adults, and veterans with physical disabilities or visual impairments. Angel City Sports’ flagship event, the annual Angel City Games presented by The Hartford, debuted in 2015 and is now the largest multi-sport Paralympic competition in the U.S. for kids, adults, and veterans. Participants include, but are not limited to, individuals with limb differences and amputation, spinal cord injury, quadriplegia, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, blindness or visual impairment, traumatic brain injury, stroke, muscular dystrophy, and dwarfism or short stature. Ultimately, Angel City Sports is working to create a community and sense of belonging for people with physical disabilities, supporting them to reach their full potential and unlock their dreams through its programming in sport, the arts, health and wellness, higher education, career opportunities, and personal development. To learn more, please visit http://www.angelcitysports.org and follow @angelcitysports on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linked-in, and YouTube.