Kim was an exceptional track and field star, but broke her foot at the age of 15 and never ran again.
Sullivan became paralyzed after he broke his neck in a skiing accident at the age of 19.
He broke into professional boxing in 1940 at the age of 18.
He broke in with the Senators in 1925 at the age of 21.
He broke 70 for the first time at the age of 14.
Mahan broke into professional rodeo at the age of 14.
He spent two seasons in the reserves before breaking through to the first team in 1886 at the age of 19.
He died broke in 1981 at the age of 72, not the first important writer who struggled to pay the rent, but his writing lives on.
He steadily moved up through the grades and broke into the first grade side at the age of 16.
Breuning did not have any other health issues until he broke his hip at the age of 108.