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TransWeb Sends Greetings from the Games (audio by Bob Garypie) Colleen Horan of the National Kidney Foundation shares her thoughts on the Games (audio by Bob Garypie) Randy Ward, of Syracuse, NY, reads his poem about his donor. (audio by Bob Garypie) |
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Listen to 65 year-old George Thibault from Virginia (The Nation's Capital Team), discuss the 1 Km time trial at Bicycling. (audio by Doug Armstrong)
Listen to a description of the bowling event and an interview with Billy Rolfe, Team MoKan, who received a living-related kidney from his dad Bill in February 1996. (audio by Doug Armstrong)
Interview with Laurie Scheer of Team Nebraska had won 3 gold medals when we captured this photo. Having received a kidney from her father just 9 months ago, Laurie was thrilled to be at the Games (audio by Bob Garypie)
Interview with Monin Aponte, manager of Team Puerto Rico, which emerged victorious after putting together a volleyball team at the last minute. (audio by Bob Garypie)
Interview with Agatha Hebl of St. Paul, Minnesota, who has three daughters: two of them have donated kidneys to the third, who is competing at the '98 Games (audio by Bob Garypie)
Listen to Christin Billiot from Team Louisiana who received a gold medal in the 5 Km Transplant Run. She received a kidney txp from her aunt, Goldie Rogers, in January 97. She completed the race in a wheelchair with some help from fellow teammates. (audio by Doug Armstrong)
Listen here to our interview with Kristin Zimmer, 13, who receieved a liver transplant 12 years ago (audio by Bob Garypie)
Listen here to our interview with Sally Joy of Team Michigan (audio by Bob Garypie)
Listen to Sami Stephenson who walked the entire 5 Km course while pulling her oxygen bottle. Sami received a lung transplant in January 1997. She recently experienced a rejection episode and had to convince her physicians to allow her to travel to the 1998 Games. (audio by Doug Armstrong)
Listen to Team Michigan coach Joseph Maiuri, following Team Michigan's victory over Team Philadelphia in the semifinals (audio by Doug Armstrong)
Following the championship game, Joseph Maiuri and Team Michigan and Team Ohio players commented on the game.(audio by Doug Armstrong)
Listen here to our interview with kidney recipient Jim Granger from Team Minnesota (audio by Bob Garypie)
Opening Ceremonies (audio by Doug Armstrong and Bob Garypie)
- Welcome to the 1998 U.S. Transplant Games (Hank Rosenzweig)
- National Anthem and Posting of the Colors (Sammy Arena)
- Welcome from the 1998 U.S. Transplant Games Committee (Elizabeth Seeley)
- Remarks from the mayor of Columbus (Greg Lashutka)
- Remarks from the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. (Joseph Brand)
- Official Dedication of the Organ and Tissue Donation Stamp (Larry Hagman, Joseph Brand, J.T. Weeker, and Senator Mike DeWine , and Oscar Robertson)
- Remarks from the 1998 U.S. Transplant
Games Spokesperson
Larry Hagman - Remarks from the Transplant Community (Roonald Ferguson, MD)
- Remarks from the U.S. Transplant Games Title and Founding Sponsor (Anthony Venditti)
- Remarks from the U.S. Transplant Games Gold Level Sponsor (Ken Majkowski)
- Donor Family Remarks (Carol and M. Douglas Minnich)
- Recipient Remarks (David Hattaway)
- Remarks from the Division of Transplantation (D.W. Chen, M.D., M.P.H.)
- Donor Family Remarks (Kenneth Moritsugu, M.D.)
- Reg Green, Donor Father
- Floral Tribute and Presentation of Gift of Life Donor Medals by Team Ohio Athletes and Members of the Coalition on Donation
- Benediction (Father Kwasi Anthony Thornell)
- Remarks from an Olympic Athlete (Carl Lewis)
- Remarks from the World Transplant Games Federation (Maurice Slapak, M.D.)
- Recitation of the Athletes' Oath (Joseph DiNoia and Isaiah Diaz)
- The Official Lighting of the 1998 U.S. Transplant Games Torch