medaltemplates article_title birth_date
men 's diving bruce kimball
 june 11 , 1963
bruce kimball

bruce d. kimball -lrb- born june 11 , 1963 in ann arbor , michigan -rrb- is an american diver and coach .
he won a silver medal for the 10 meter platform at the 1984 summer olympics , placing behind fellow american , greg louganis .
three years before the olympics , 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 , he had a depressed skull fracture and his spleen had to be removed .
this being one of the worst experiences of his life , he did come back to diving .
when he returned to diving nine months later , he earned the nickname `` the comeback kid '' .
the accident occurred in october 1981 .
when he returned to diving in the summer of 1982 , he made the world championships on platform and earned a bronze medal .
at the 1984 summer olympics , he overtook li kongzheng with his final dive to win the silver medal .
on august 1 , 1988 , two weeks before the u.s. olympic diving trials , kimball , drunk , plowed into a crowd of teenagers while driving an estimated killing two boys and injuring four others .
despite the tragedy , kimball took part in the trials , but failed to make the team .
he subsequently pleaded guilty to two counts vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to seventeen years in prison .
he was released on 24 november 1993 , after serving less than five years .
as a part of his sentence , his driving privileges were permanently revoked by judge harry lee coe .
shortly before christmas 2004 after an appeal to the secretary of state of illinois , it was found that he can apply for an illinois drivers license .
however , according to florida authorities , his driving privileges are still revoked but he can apply for a hardship license which allows driving for business purposes and other purposes .
he is currently a kinetic wellness teacher and diving coach for the swimming and diving teams at new trier high school , winnetka , illinois .
as of 2008 , he is married and has three children .
his father is dick kimball , who coached nine divers to olympic medals .
