The Foundation was inspired by baseball Hall of Famer Roy Campanella, whose catcher’s career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was cut short by an accident that left him paralyzed in January 1958. For the remainder of his life, Roy inspired people living with spinal cord injuries. He also remained an active influence in baseball, helping to fine-tune the skills of the Dodger catchers who followed him, including John Roseboro, Joe Ferguson, Steve Yeager, Mike Scioscia, Rick Dempsey and Mike Piazza.

Since his death in June 1993, his wife Roxie and the Campanella family have continued to support his wishes through the work of the Foundation.

Beginning in June 1994, the Roy and Roxie Campanella Foundation has provided 109 scholarships, totaling $169,200 to physical therapy students.

The following universities support the Foundation and match scholarship funds:

University of Nevada at Las Vegas University of Southern California California State University, Fresno California State University, Long Beach California State University, Northridge California State University, Sacramento California State University, San Francisco California Physical Therapy Fund, a branch member of the American Physical Therapy Association, which distributes physical therapy scholarships for the Roy and Roxie Campanella Foundation to students throughout the United States.

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