Claim: Early Wynn excelled at both football and baseball but suffered a leg injury forcing him out of football and focusing on baseball which eventually landed him in the MLB.
Evidence: Excelling at both football and baseball, Wynn was about to become the top running back at Geneva County High School as a sophomore, but he suffered a broken leg on a punt return that year. The injury forced him out of football and focused his attention on baseball. Early Wynn Jr. (January 6, 1920 – April 4, 1999), nicknamed "Gus", was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher.