Dick Traum，In 1965 at age 24 Dick Traum was crushed between two cars at a gas station and had to have his right leg amputated. Undaunted, Traum, who had always been an athlete and had wrestled in college, learned how to walk and eventually run with a prosthetic leg. In 1976 Traum became the first amputee to successfully complete the New York City Marathon.