Craig Hospital - Notable Patients

Notable Patients

  • Columbine High School massacre victims – Four of the students injured in the 1999 attack received treatment at Craig.
  • George Congrave – University of Denver hockey player suffered a brain injury during a game in 1958.
  • Roy Horn – Part of Siegfried and Roy lion and tiger entertainment act was injured when attacked by a tiger during a stage show in 2003.
  • Jason Dorwart – Actor and former board Vice-Chairperson of PHAMALY theater group
  • Trish Downing – Competitive cyclist suffered a spinal cord injury in 2000.
  • Regan Linton – Actor and member of PHAMALY theater group.
  • Tara Llanes – Professional mountain bike racer. Suffered spinal cord injury in 2007.
  • Steven McDonald – New York City police officer shot and paralyzed in the line of duty in 1986.
  • Stephen Murray – BMX dirt rider paralyzed attempting a double back flip at the Dew Action Sports Tour BMX Dirt Finals in Baltimore, Maryland in 2007.
  • Kevin Pearce – Professional snowboarder, suffered traumatic brain injury during training run in December 2009.
  • Jason Regier – Captain of the Denver Harlequins, Quadriplegic rugby team (Wheelchair Rugby), Member, 2008 Quad Rugby Paralympic American Team, Suffered spinal cord injury in car accident in 1996.
  • Willie Shoemaker – American jockey. Suffered spinal cord injury in 1991.
  • Randy Snow - Three-time Paralympian medalist, first Paralympian to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Suffered spinal cord injury at age 16 in 1975.
  • Chance Sumner – Member of Denver Harlequins, Quadriplegic rugby team (Wheelchair Rugby), Member of 2008 Quad Rugby Paralympic American team. Suffered a spinal cord injury in 2002 when he was thrown off a mechanical bull.
  • Herb Tabak – Author and pilot
  • Tommy Urbanski – Former professional wrestler, suffered spinal cord injury after shooting incident in Las Vegas with pro football playerPacman Jones in February 2009.
  • Mike Utley – American football player, paralyzed while playing for the Detroit Lion during a game against the Los Angeles Rams in 1991.
  • Doak Walker – American Football player and former Heisman Trophy winner, suffered spinal cord injury while skiing in 1998.
  • George Wallace – Former Governor of Alabama, shot and paralyzed in assassination attempt while campaigning for President of the United States in 1972.

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