Bruce Kimball

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Bruce Kimball (born June 11, 1963 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) was an Olympic Silver Medalist diver for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He 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 diving trials, Kimball, himself drunk, plowed into a crowd of teenagers 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. He is currently a Kinetic Wellness teacher at New Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois.

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