Jackson Olson, best known as a Savannah Bananas standout, has found himself answering comments about the smile that fans kept noticing. What many assumed was just a playful expression carried a far darker story behind it. Before his run on **#DWTS**, Olson says he took a **90-mile-an-hour pitch to the face**, an impact so violent it left him with a **broken jaw** and teeth that were “**at risk of dying**.

#### Behind the Injury
The detail that shocks most is not just the speed of the pitch, but the damage it caused.
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