Lynn Nelson has been playing wheelchair basketball since the age of 14. He started playing with the Willamette Valley Rollin' Rebels, in 1992. In 1997 he joined the Portland Whelblazers.
Lynn is currently a student at Mt. Hood Community College where he is studying business management. He is on track to graduate in 1999 with Associates of Arts degree. After which he plans to continue his education at a Portland State University.
Lynn is a C 3-4 incomplete quadriplegic. Waking up one morning Lynn found that he could not move anything from the neck down. After two days the doctors found a blood clot on his spinal cord. After five hours of surgery the doctors removed the blood clot. The next morning Lynn had his first sign of more good things to come. This sign was the movement in his left pointer finger. Over the next year he continued to get more function back. To the point that he can now stand and take a few steps while hanging on to something now.
Lynn also enjoys playing Quad Rugby with the Portland Pounders rugby team where he leads the team in minutes, and goals. Lynn is the assistant coach of the Portland Wheelblazers, and tam coordinator.