Buoniconti disappointed by stem cell decision

(CNN) -- Marc Buoniconti, son of recently inducted football Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti, was rendered a quadriplegic in 1985 while playing football for The Citadel.

Since then, the younger Buoniconti has been involved in fund-raising work at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. A facility founded by the Buoniconti family, it is a research center directly impacted by the president's recent announcement regarding federal funding for stem cell research.

Said Buoniconti of the president's decision Thursday to authorize only limited funding: "To me, it's like a slap in the face."