For a time , Hall was on the path to his father 's footsteps , rarely going to school .
Hall 's father had entered the mines at age 12 and did n't get out until he died a haggard old man at 54 .
For a time , Hall was on the path to Hall 's father 's footsteps , rarely going to school .
Hall 's father had entered the mines at age 12 and did n't get out until he died a haggard old man at 54 .