His mother named him Jeffrey, but his friends call him Griff. He is currently in a wheelchair, but not forever!

Griff always dreamed of playing sports on the ‘big stage’! As a kid he envisioned playing college football as a receiver. He was one step closer to fulfilling his dream when a construction accident left him broken and paralyzed from the waist down. His life and dreams were shattered but not defeated. During those darkened days he had a decision to make: he could either stay down and quit or get back up and succeed. He chose the latter.

Since then, he has played in the 2004 Paralympic games in Athens, Greece, and is a silver medalist in Wheelchair basketball. He is a National Champion, in the (Wheelchair NBA), and a four-time All-Star MVP. Jeff also won the St. George Marathon, has two Guinness Book of World Records, and wrote an award-winning book titled I'MPOSSIBLE: Desire. Dream. Do. He earned his master’s degree and created a worldwide peer-to-peer leadership program that was recognized at the United Nations.

During his spare time you’ll find him mentoring youth, eating pizza, playing games, and exercising. He LOVES living life with his wife Emily and their four beautiful children.