Travis Matthew Roy (April 17, 1975 – October 29, 2020) was an American college ice hockey player, author and philanthropist.

He later created the Travis Roy Foundation, which gives grants to enhance the life of people with spinal cord injuries and for research.

Roy transferred again and graduated from Tabor Academy and received an ice hockey scholarship to Boston University (College of Communication, Class of 2000).

[5] He remained a supporter of the Terriers men's hockey team, and forged a life-long friendship with head coach Jack Parker.

As of October 2020, the Travis Roy Foundation had given roughly $9 million to individual grants and to research projects and rehabilitation institutions.

[8] These speeches were meant to “establish a set of core values, having pride, setting goals, having a positive attitude, which leads toward happiness.”[8] In an interview with the Associated Press, he is quoted as saying, "I like to say the first 20 years I had a life that was full of passion and the last 20 I’ve had a life full of purpose.”[5] Though he has helped to raise millions for his cause, Roy said that he knows a cure for spinal cord injuries like his are far away in the future, and he was not under the impression that he would walk again one day.

[Adler] Regardless of the fact that he knew he would not get to see this major victory happen, he cites the small acts his foundation can do for other people with paraplegia and quadriplegia  as well as what he does to help and inspire others as what kept him going.

[Adler] Roy has also spoken in front of the US Senate in regards to the National Institute of Health, as well as to the Massachusetts legislature supporting the research and experimental use of stem cells to help those with spinal cord injuries.

[14] His degree was earned due to his humanitarian work to help those with spinal cord injuries through fundraising for research, equipment, and fighting for legislation.

[4] While this move gave him more freedom than he would have had in his hometown, he still required home aides around the clock to help him with daily activities such as getting dressed, taking his medicine, and eating.

[15] The book's title refers to the amount of time Roy spent playing for Boston University before his injury.