We have many outstanding lifters in the WABDL, but our federation is also full of outstanding individuals. Eddie Morgan is both. He is a World Champion lifter, but more importantly he is an outstanding human being.

TRUMANN, Ark. (KATV) — In a small northeast Arkansas town like Trumann, it can be especially difficult to raise kids with special needs. One unassuming teacher is working hard to change that.

Eddie Morgan, a special education teacher and bus driver, spends his afternoons teaching kids to lift weights. What may sound like a simple extracurricular activity has made an immense impact on his students with special needs.

He started the program six years ago. He currently has 14 kids on the team.
“A lot of the kids that are in special ‘ed,’ they don’t compete in regular sports,” Morgan said.

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