PHOTO GALLERY: Marching Mizzou drum major overcomes vision disability

November 23, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CST

Paul Heddings, who is legally blind, has been a drum major for Marching Mizzou for two football seasons.

Paul Heddings leads Marching Mizzou during practice Nov. 12 in the parking lot between Hearnes Center and Mizzou Arena. Heddings is legally blind, but that does not stop him from being a drum major with Marching Mizzou.

| Jaime Henry-White

Paul Heddings jokes with a friend during Marching Mizzou practice Nov. 12 in the parking lot between Hearnes Center and Mizzou Arena. | Jaime Henry-White

Paul Heddings, left, adjusts his shirt as Marching Mizzou director Brad Snow leads practice Nov. 12 in the parking lot between Hearnes Center and Mizzou Arena.

| Jaime Henry-White