Tom Hernon Jr

  

Public speaking

  

Hire Tom for your next event...

Keynote speaker.

Tom is a very powerful and motivating speaker. His presentation inspires people to create their own opportunities in life, sports and business. His bio says it all. Tom has several worlds first's in disabled sports and is in the SCI Hall of Fame as a business leader. He did all this and more while he raised his son alone as a single dad in a wheelchair.

His story of accepting his disability, learning how to cope with his new limitations and his development of an adaptive equipment company are just a few of the topics covered. 

Tom wants to get more people back to sports and back to life...

1 to 2 Hour local presentation for schools and clubs

$150 to $250 (West Michigan)

 

$500 to $1500 per day plus expenses for sports clinics, learning conferences and public appearances. Tom is happy to autograph copies of "Never a last Run" published in ski magazine April 2002.

Adaptive Sports Clinics

Kayaking

Fresh water fishing,

Luge

Cross country skiing,

Ski racing,

Winter camping

Extreme cold weather survival.

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Tom Hernon Jr.

World Records

First sit skier to do aerials.

First adaptive luge racer in the world.

World Cup ski racer and coach

Inventor and business owner

 

USMCR 1982-1988

Career Highlights

Skiing

  • Member of the Park City Disabled Ski Team 1999 to 2005  
  • Qualified and Competed in 6 World Cup Races, 5 US Nationals and the Para Olympic test events.
  • First Para to ski jump off of the water ramps at the Utah Olympic Park. 2001
  • Feature performer for the Flying Ace All-Stars Utah Olympic Park
  • Organized and coached the first adaptive ski jumping clinic at the Utah Olympic Park
  • Organized and coached the first Jr. adaptive ski team at the National Ability Center in Park City Utah
  • Feature performer for the Sprint Ultimate Air Wave at the Utah Olympic Park ESPN 2003
  • Associate coach Park City Ski Team J4/J5 Team (able body team)
  • Aerial Coach UOP Freestyle Team

Luge

  • First Para to steer a luge sled down the Olympic track in Park City Utah
  • First Para in the world to compete in the sport of luge: Utah Winter Games 4 place 2003
  • Organized and coached first adaptive luge clinic in Muskegon Michigan Feb 2008
  • Started The US Adaptive Luge Team 2008

Advocacy work

  • Grand Rapids Center for independent living.
  • Evanston Wyoming Business Leadership Council.
  • National Ability Center
  • SCI Hall of fame

Professional Writing and other Press

Speaking Highlights

  • Guest Speaker Wyoming MEGA Conference on disabilities
  • Guest speaker Evanston Business leadership Council Governors luncheon Evanston Wyoming
  • University of Utah Children’s Hospital
  • USA Luge National Conference keynote speaker.

Other

Back2Sports
1255 Leonard NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
(616)451-4716

usdluge@yahoo.com