Troy Davis was born with a brittle bone disease and would be introduced to wheelchair sports in 1989. He would earn numerous national records in the sprints, would compete at the World Championships in 1994, and would be a member of Team USA for the 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. Troy was recruited to be part of the University of Arizona first Wheelchair Athletics Team. He went on to coach the Arizona Heat and has started a track team in Portland. In addition he works at Nike and was inducted into the Adaptive Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.