Paralympic Experience
- One-time Paralympian (2016); One-time medalist (1 silver)
- Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, silver
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – bronze
- Years of participation: 2014, 2018
- Medals: 2 (2 bronze)
- Bronze – 2014, 2018
Chuck has been a member of the United States Wheelchair Rugby Association (USWRA) since 2007, when he first joined the St. Louis Spartans. He has been on the US National Wheelchair Rugby team since 2012. Chuck has been a co-captain with the St. Louis team for many years and is also co-captain of the USAWR team for the past five years. He is a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer receiving his certificate after passing performance testing and the dreaded written test. Chuck can be seen in the local CrossFit gym five-six days a week, where he has other individuals in wheelchairs that he mentors and coaches as well as coaching able-bodied athletes in class settings. Chuck was in an episode of NCIS New Orleans with his USAWR teammates. Tokyo 2020 will be his second Paralympic Games as he brought home a silver medal from the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio and a Gold from the 2019 Parapan American Games. He has been married to Kelly for 24 years and has three wonderful children Blake (21), Bailey (20), and Allison (18).
Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan
iPhone or Android? iPhone
Twitter or Instagram? Instagram
Cats or dogs? Definitely Dogs
Last country visited: England
Favorite world landmark: Acropolis of Athens/Parthenon
Favorite cartoon character: Wile E. Coyote
Favorite superhero: Wolverine
Beach or mountains? Mountains
Favorite Actor / Actress: Sean Connery / Emily Blunt
Favorite all time movie: Tombstone
Most used App: Daily Crossword
Last App you downloaded: OCHA
Favorite video game: Tie between Final Fantasy and Legend of Zelda
Which would you rather win—a Grammy or an Oscar? Oscar
Favorite subject in school: History
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? A quote from David Goggins, “We don’t rise to the level of our expectations… we fall to the level of our training!”