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No. 300: Erin Popovich
For the 300th episode of the ButteCast, we have one of the greatest sports success stories in Mining City history.
Erin Popovich was born with Achondroplasia, a genetic disorder that causes abnormal bone growth, resulting in short stature and disproportionately short limbs. Most of us know that as dwarfism.
While that might have kept Erin off the basketball team, it did not stop her from reaching athletic greatness. The 2003 Butte Central graduate became a worldclass swimmer and a member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame.
Erin is a three-time Paralympian and 19-time Paralympic…
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