Former Florida Gators basketball player Patric Young on faith, hope and overcoming paralysis
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 684 Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Patric Young is a former college basketball player with the Florida Gators in the SEC. He is currently a college basketball analyst with ESPN and the SEC Network. As a basketball player, he was the SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 and a 3-time SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year winner.
On June 29, 2022, Young was involved in a serious car accident in Nebraska that left him paralyzed from the waist down.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Patric about the foundation of his faith in Jesus, his basketball journey, the car accident he suffered, how his faith has evolved and finding joy in the midst of losing the movement in his legs.
Patric's story is sure to inspire you!
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| 0:50.3 | jesus into the sports conversation here's your host for today, Jason Romano. |
| 0:56.5 | And hey, everyone, welcome to the show. |
| 0:58.2 | I am Jason, and this is Sports Spectrum. |
| 1:00.8 | We are the intersection of sports and faith, |
| 1:02.8 | and we are so glad that you are tuned in to our program today |
| 1:07.0 | and a great conversation, a really powerful conversation, |
| 1:10.2 | with Patrick Young, the former |
| 1:11.5 | college basketball player with the Florida Gators, now SEC Network College Basketball analyst. |
| 1:18.4 | Man, does he have one powerful story? And it's coming up in just a second. First, our website, |
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