One hit launched DU's Jesse Martin on an extroardinary course
Lying on the ice in Grand Forks, N.D., unable to move his limbs, University of Denver center Jesse Martin pondered his future, and was horrified. The Pioneers' senior assistant captain didn't yet know that he had suffered three fractures to his C2 neck vertebra, an injury that can cause death or, short of that, paralysis, ventilator dependence and a markedly shortened life.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?a=Q1Vr2KEP7h8:bwjjSIvhuLQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?a=Q1Vr2KEP7h8:bwjjSIvhuLQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?i=Q1Vr2KEP7h8:bwjjSIvhuLQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?a=Q1Vr2KEP7h8:bwjjSIvhuLQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.denverpost.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?a=Q1Vr2KEP7h8:bwjjSIvhuLQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dp-news-topstories?i=Q1Vr2KEP7h8:bwjjSIvhuLQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dp-news-topstories/~4/Q1Vr2KEP7h8" height="1" width="1"/> [More]Tags: college sports
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