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Article: EA Sports Supercross Rider's Tragedy Can't Keep Him Down.
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- October 11, 2000
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Button Defeats the Odds; Plans to Compete Again
AURORA, Ill., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ --
Supercross star Jimmy Button has made remarkable strides in his recovery since suffering a serious injury earlier this year and is poised to compete again in SFX Motor Sports Group's EA Sports Supercross.
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On January 22, 2000, Team Yamaha's Jimmy Button suffered what was expected to be a career-ending injury at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium in Round Three of EA Sports Supercross. At the time, the diagnosis was incomplete quadriplegic, as his C-2, C-3, and C-4 vertebrae were ...