Mark Zupan Net Worth, Bio, Age, Height, Wiki [Updated 2024]

Mark Zupan- Biography

Mark Zupan, a wheelchair rugby player, is an athlete. He captained the United States wheelchair rugby team at the 2004 Paralympic Games. He is most recognized for his performance in Murderball, in which he appeared in 2005.

What is the Net Worth of Mark Zupan? Salary, Earnings

Zupan is a professional Paralympic wheelchair rugby player with a net worth of $2 million dollars, which he achieved solely through his dedication and hard work. He is someone who is entirely dedicated to his work and career.

Mark Zupan- Birth, Age, Ethnicity, Siblings, Education

Mark Zupan was born on May 20, 1975, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Thomas and Linda Zupan. There is no information about his family member.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Florida Atlantic University were all attended by Mark. He was an exceptional student who excelled in both academics and sports.

Quick Facts

Mark Zupan- Relationship, Married Life

Mark Zupan married Morgan Zupan, and the two forms an excellent combination. They are happy with their life and are frequently seen spending time together in cafés and well-known tourist attractions.

Mark Zupan’s Professional Career

Mark Zupan’s professional career began when he was still in high school. After playing varsity football and soccer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, he won a scholarship to Florida Atlantic University. On October 14, 1993, Zupan got intoxicated with teammates at a bar after a soccer game, then fell into the back of friend Chris Igoe’s truck to sleep. Igoe eventually left the pub, unknowing that Zupan was sleeping in the back. Igoe lost control of his vehicle while driving drunk, and Zupan was flung from the pickup bed, over a fence, and into a canal, where he clung on a limb for 14 hours until he was discovered by a passing.

Widespread Recognition

He became paralyzed and hypothermic as a result of the accident. Zupan suffers partial quadriplegia and walks limited distances with crutches. In August 2007, Zupan’s team “Superman’s Crip-Tonite” finished second in the Red Bull Flugtag event in Austin, Texas. They were rewarded $3,000 for their efforts. Mary Buckheit wrote an ESPN.com article about Zupan’s Flugtag voyage. He appeared in the comedic “Lake Jump” in Jackass Number Two, in which his wheelchair was hooked to carbon dioxide tanks and driven off a ramp by Chris Pontius.

Just as he was about to take off, the tanks ignited, pushing him off the ramp and into the lake. Ray Crockett, a former NFL player, used a wheelchair for 30 days and attempted to play wheelchair rugby at one point in a 2008 edition of 30 Days, which included Zupan. Zupan made a brief appearance in the second season of Friday Night Lights as Steve, a buddy who accompanied the character Jason Street to a doctor’s appointment in the episode “Bad Ideas.” He had a brief appearance in Nitro Circus episode 11 of the first season. He was strapped to a sled and seen riding down a hill before falling.

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Social Media Details

At the moment, Mark Zupan has 3.8K Facebook friends. Mark enjoys sharing his own achievements on social media, and he has a huge number of wonderful Facebook friends. However, he is solely on Facebook.

Trivia

• Mark is both an actor and a wheelchair rugby player.
• During the first season of TLC’s Miami Ink, Zupan was a customer. Parts of his documentary were shown as background information.
• In an episode of the claymation series Celebrity Deathmatch, he was seen in a match with Chris Pontius, which he won.
• HarperCollins published Mark Zupan’s autobiography GIMP: When Life Deals You a Bad Hand, You Can Fold—or You Can Play on October 17, 2006.
• Mark was also a member of the United States’ gold-medal-winning Paralympic team in Beijing in 2008.