Bruce Kimball

Bruce Kimball Silver Olympic Medalist 1984 Los Angeles

Bruce Kimball overtook Li Kongzheng with his final dive to win the silver medal.

In 1981 Kimball was struck head-on by a drunken driver. Every bone in his face was fractured, his left leg broken, the ligaments in his knee torn, his liver was lacerated, and his spleen had to be removed. When he returned to diving nine months later, he earned the nickname "The Comeback Kid". On August 1, 1988, two weeks before the U.S. Olympic driving trials, Kimball himself drunk, plowed into a crowd of tennagers while driving 75 miles per hour, killing two boys and injuring six others. Despite the tragedy, Kimball took part in the trials, but failed to make the team. He subsequently pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to 17 years in prison. He was released on November 24,1993 , after serving less than five.