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Eddie
McGee debuts on Big Brother
Right now he is the most famous, if not
visible amputee on the continent if not
the whole world, Eddie leads the pack in
three month run-up to the $500,000 prize
on the hit voyeur tv program Big
Brother.
Born in Manhasset, New York on February
24, 1979, Eddie is, at age 21, the
youngest of the Big Brother House Guests.
A student at the University of Texas,
Eddie is on a wheelchair basketball
scholarship. According to his profile
"Eddie is a good guy to have around the
house. His favorite pursuits include
landscaping and home- improvement
projects. He's also an avid basketball
fan".
Eddie played on the LI Express
Basketball Team until he went to College
about two years ago he was on the U of
Illinois basket ball team in his freshman
year and now he is on a full sports
scholarship at U of T
Eddie is one the top basketball players
in the United States and has surely given
up a spot on the US Paralympic team to be
on the Big Brother show.
Eddie is a recipient of a four year
scholarship and is a junior at the
University of Texas at Arlington with a
3.5 GPA. He has worked the last two years
in an engineering apprenticeship program
at B&H Aircraft in Farmingdale, NY. At
12, Eddie lost his leg to bone cancer.
After a year and a half of chemotherapy,
he became involved with wheelchair
basketball with the long Island Express.
Basketball is his favorite sport, but he
has competed nationally and
internationnaly in other wheelchair
sports, including racing, swimming and
field events.
In 1995, Eddie joined the Arkansas
Junior Rollin' Razorbacks. In 1996 he
traveled to Ireland with the Irish Youth
team and in 1997 he competed in Australia
with WSUSA. He has made the All Tournament
Team at the 14th and 16th Carousel House
Tournament and was chosen for All Star
Team for three years in the EWBC. In 1997
Eddie was awarded MVP at the TX Junior
Invitational Tournament.
Eddie attributed his fine ball playing
to his coaches and the fine players that
he has played with and against throughout
the years. He feels that he holds a part
of each and every one of these players and
their skills within himself.
Eddie's presence on the Big Brother
show, has already shown that he has a life
of experience most of the other
contestants lack, even being the youngest
in the house. As of last Thursday (July
13) he was touted as favourite, because
America loves and "underdog".
Awards:
1996 National Junior
Wheelchair Basketball TournamentMost
Valuable Player Award
1997 NEAL R. RADBEL
MEMORIAL SPORTSMANSHIP
AWARD
Go Eddie Go
!
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