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Professor defied expectations to become athlete

Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy as an infant, Duncan Wyeth’s parents were told by doctors he wouldn’t live past 40-years-old. Sixty-nine years later, Wyeth is an active and mobile MSU professor teaching the course Disability in a Diverse Society, and the proud owner of 14 athletic medals — proving all the doctors wrong.