Jim Hardy has won state championships in football, competed in professional fishing tournaments and is the founder of Outdoor Friends Forever, an organization that gives special needs children opportunities to get outside and make friends.
And he does it all from his wheelchair.
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Jake Arthur / The Outlook Jim Hardy and Timber Hardy at Hardy Farms.
Jake Arthur
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Submitted / The Outlook Braden Jones killed a deer with OFF's Jim Hardy during a youth weekend.
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