Kunken’72 Inspires C.U. Community With His Story by Dan Freedman
The Cornell Sun, 10/06/2009

Ken Kunken '72 played for Cornell's football team during its 1970 season until a collision in a game against Columbia University severed his spinal cord and left him almost totally paralyzed from the shoulders down. Yesterday evening, Kunken elucidated the ways in which he has achieved long-term goals since his injury and encouraged a greater appreciation for both the needs and capabilities of disabled students in the Cornell community. Kunken's lecture was part of a special presentation that Cornell Student Disability Services (SDS) and the Cornell Union for Disabilities Awareness (CUDA) co-sponsored in the ILR Conference Center.
At the end of the 1969 Cornell Football season, Coach Bob Cullen told Kunken, "You've got the instinct, damn it, but you’re not strong enough." Kunken carried this message home to Long Island where he trained heavily over the summer. /full article/