Jim Knaub

James William Knaub (January 5, 1956 – November 17, 2024) was an American professional wheelchair marathon athlete.

[2] Knaub was a pole vault competitor at Long Beach State and a semifinalist for the 1976 Olympics before a 1978 traffic accident left him paralyzed.

"[8] Knaub joined Cannondale Bicycle Corporation in 1998 as production manager for the company's competition wheelchairs.

[9] Jim Knaub appeared as an actor in television (The A Team, The Fall Guy, The Love Boat S6 E7 as Arthur (1982), and others) and movies.

In 2013, it was reported that a film about Knaub's life, titled Hell on Wheels, was in development by Walt Disney Pictures.