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No Reason to Snub Manhattan Frosh With 'The Nub'

By Lisa OlsonNov 27th 2009 – 11:00AM

The first player with one hand to play NCAA Division I college basketball admits there is one thing he definitely can't do. "The monkey bars," Kevin Laue says. "I've tried to swing and catch myself with the same arm before, but it just doesn't work." Pantomiming the action, Laue laughs at the visual. His right arm is as...

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James Anthony Abbott (born September 19, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, who played despite having been born without a right hand.

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