Disgraced Sports Figures

Which superstar sports figures have had the largest tumble down from the top? After discussing with a few people, we came up with

Lance Armstrong
Joe Paterno
Tiger Woods
OJ Simpson
Marion Jones
Oscar Pistorious

The criteria was that you had to have a big enough name and a big enough fuckup and public scrutiny. We considered Mike Vick but decided enough people thought he had redeemed himself, Ryan Leaf because people still talk about him today but we couldn't decide he make enough impact. Also, Darren Sharper, Aaron Hernandez, and Rae Carruth are murderers, but people who don't follow the sport wouldn't have a clue who you were talking about. Thoughts? International sports figures are welcome too if it was a big scandal that Americans might not be familiar with.

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Pistorius did nothing wrong

How has tiger disgraced himself? A couple duis? That's nothing.

Oh and anyone who's not a virgin or a faggot thought he was the man for that sex scandal.

DUI's just look bad cause Tiger played golf. If he was in the NFL or NBA he would just be another player

he banged some hookers and drove drunk who gives a fuck, shits standard

It would be easier to excuse if he hadn't consistently sucked for 8 years. Also, it seemed like the moment the initial 2009 incident broke, he was never the same again.

>of course the Aussie thinks that shit is cool

>everyone focusing on the DUI

I think his fall from grace was, obviously, back in 09 when the affairs broke out, he went to a hospital, got divorced, and never did anything in golf again

this is just kind of a reminder that his life still isn't back together

Tiger used to be the richest athlete in the world. He's lost all of his endorsements because he's an idiot asshole who sucks at golf.

The other sports take it seriously, especially the NFL. You're contract is non guaranteed so if you are on the shit list and not contributing as much as the team wants, they'll use it as a reason to cut your ass if you're not worth it.

But yes, definitely you are under the microscope as a golfer. Especially Tiger Woods, fucking tabloid fodder. Tiger makes the news for his fuckups and injuries more than his actual play. I mean, why would Gatorade or Nike want this bum promoting their product?

Tiger was punished excessively by the golf community. I can't think of another athlete who faced so much scrutiny for DUIs and affairs. Actual murderers who played in the NFL received less backlash from the media.

Exactly what this guy says right here

You're forgetting the biggest thing - his endorsements.

He was one of the most recognised, and most endorsed, athletes in the world. Nike, EA, Gillette, I'm sure tons of others.

His brand was a squeaky clean image. A family friendly image, that families were happy to have their kids look up to. They were perfectly fine with their kid buying the latest Tiger Woods™ golf game, or any Nike product advertised by Tiger.

Of course, DUIs, affairs, gambling, and possible domestic violence changed all that. His brand was no longer squeaky clean. He wasn't valuable to sponsors anymore. Because mums across America didn't really want little Timmy looking up to Tiger anymore.

Punished? He's not on a team and the PGA didn't fuck him. He's punished himself by playing terribly.

OJ
Hernandez

At least Barkley said he himself is not a role model.

is he the brendan fraser of sports? i think this mugshot solidifies it
>wife takes metric shitton of money in divorce
>career dead

Punished Tiger: A Legend Denied His Whores

Easily Lance Armstrong

His whole career basically got erased ffs.

You can't beat that.

He's probably going to be on one of those Dr. Drew celebrity rehab show's when he's addicted to bath salts and fentanyl

>not posting the real mugshot

Turn up the fuck his shit up setting a couple notches. This looks like an improvement tbqh

Honestly, its beyond me how someone worth $740 million dollars does not have a driver. Yeah, most men like to drive, but shit man. If you are just a little drunk, buzzed or high, WTF man, get that driver to take you. Its not like he cant afford a driver for every day of the week.

>Tiger Woods' hair in the mugshot is even worse than the JUST guy's hair
JUST.

Adriano was a lock for being an elite striker for the next decade, and the next in line of legendary Brazilian 9's but a mixture of his father dying, alcoholism, depression, and lack of effort created the meme he is today

...

This guy has always been crooked.

Almost every runner
Almost every weightlifter

I dont consider it sport anymore

Its oj had the biggest fall, and 2nd place isn't even close.

Did his racemixing whore wife talk half his money in the devorce or did he have a prenup?

>getting married without a prenup

Anyone who does that deserves to lose everything desu

Tiger please get help. We care about you

>Actual murderers who played in the NFL received less backlash from the media.
Are you kidding me? I'm going to guess you weren't alive for the OJ trial.

That shit was on the network news DAILY and dominated cable for a year and a half. It got more coverage than the Oklahoma City bombing and Bosnian war combined.

It was fucking nuts

This, not to mention he was hailed as a hero who won everything, survived cancer, and cheated death, but now he's just the guy who cheated

Goddamit, I came here for this and i'm glad I wasn't disappointed.

Pretty much, it took Kiefer Sutherland a few DUIs to learn that he loves to drink so he just hired a driver.

Dude stripped naked in my bar here in NZ. Goddamn I wish I'd cashed in on the footage at the time.

How much is Tiger worth these days?

Looks like rich Chigga

Tiger is Brendan Frasier-tier these days.

The only golfer who should be arrested is Donald Trump for treason and obstruction of justice.

Yeah, poor Tiger. Whatever will he do with himself with all his millions.

Ronda Rousey

Hers is compelling because it occurred totally within the confines of the sport. She didn't fuck up or get in trouble, she just flat out got her ass beat after years of being a cocky bitch and everyone sperging out over how she was literally invincible.

I disliked him because everyone rooted for him because he was good. That's it. Its a weird thing in golf where they always root for the opposite of a underdog. He was a great golfer, maybe the greatest I dunno, but it was annoying how the whole sport was about him. Even Lebron didn't hog that much of his sport. Also there was the "first black golfer to X" though it wasn't as prominent. Honestly I don't care either way anymore. Its kinda stuff to hate on athletes for reasons like you hear about them too much.

Every sport needs a superstar

The number one

JUST FUCK MY SHIT UP.

There's Brendan Fraser, and then.....

he'll be fine

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this happens, athletes get old, athletes lose, whatever

people born in the 90s on don't even realize oj simpson played football at all, much less that he was one of the greats

nothing tops it. from how good he was, to how grand a spectacle his fall was

Dude cocaine lmao

This is not a bad answer, especially after her "comeback" lasted less than a minute. It was one of the most pathetic things of 2016, and that's saying something.

Manziel never had a grace to fall from.

He was King of College Station

Lmao there's a new king in college every other semester. I went to Fresno state while Derek Carr was there and he was the biggest name on campus at first, then he got over it after his first year, then it was some other dude, so on and so forth. It was a revolving door really. There is no falling from grace at college you won't be remembered 2 years down the road. Carr graduated just 4 years ago and all That's left is a frame of him in the administration office.

She took more than half
>alimony + child support
JUST
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She got like 100M. Prenups will never cover money you make after you're married anyways.

maybe a thread like this could use some more women, who have also fucked up in life, and also have mugshots

like Hope Solo...and Abby Wambach

or maybe I'm just thinking out loud

Women, for various reasons, are less prone to doing stupid things than men, or at least less prone to doing stupid things that involve drugs, alcohol, money, and women.

You sound dumb.

that's a really cute story

I can't wait to hear Tony Reali and Kate Fagan tell me all about it on ATH tomorrow

OJ is a fucking mess.

Are you autistic

Getting a DUI is not that big of a deal.

It's Tiger because while countless others did far worse, his downfall came out of nowhere while he was the richest, most famous, most successful athlete in the world at the time. Remember how squeaky clean his image was before it happened?

Matt ryan after the super bowl. He disgraced himself beyond repair lmfao

>Mentions he went to Fresno State
Well no shit he's dumb

Lmao sorry college wasn't this grandiose thing high school made it out to be or that you probably lead yourself on to think it was. Carr was the greatest thing to happen to the mountain west since his brother and he's already been basically forgotten. I was just pointing out that Falling from being king of college station isn't shit.
Eh it got me a career and I graduated with zero debt.

>"Carr was the greatest thing to happen to the mountain west since his brother"

David Carr played in the WAC. You should google it sometime, kid. It was pretty cool

toyna harding is a good one

I still remember the overhead shot of his SUV in the front law the morning his wife found out about the hookers

I don't think there's a clearer instance of the point of no return for an athlete like that. Ever since that morning, he's been in a freefall

>Which superstar sports figures have had the largest tumble down from the top?

Well hello there;

Went from global superstar to braindead vegetable in under a second. That's impressive acceleration even for an F1 driver

Does he actually have any active endorsement deals now?

Diego Maradona, who got busted for using cocaine

JUST DIVOT MY SHIT UP

>being proud of being so addicted that you're fucking pornstars as nasty as joslyn james
wewlad

sort yourself out

it's a prison island

True, on the official records. But I don't think that fans consider him "worse" than other EPO offender like Heras, Landis, Rasmussen, Riis, Ullrich etc.
He was superior to all, EPO or not. Also, he did gather more than 500 mio $ for cancer research.
The only only drug-free cyclist anyway was Carlos Sastre

Not sure of bs, but a cab driver in Rio told me that he is his cousin, and that he even to this day still drinks all the time and is fatter than ever

Why? to be another cunt with a phone recording everything? Fuck you, fruit!

is ist possible that he will star in a bumfight remake in 2025?

Can confirm. The OJ trial was live on GB cable, and for us he was 'that guy who was once in the Towering Inferno'. It was fucking huge.
I still remember hearing the not guility driving back from London and we all just burst out laughing.

Nah.
It all started when his father passed away in 06.

You're really unde-selling or not understanding just how ridiculous her hype was. She was considered the undisputed best in the world. She had movies in the works, talk shows speculated how well she'd do vs male athletes and all time greats. She was the figure for feminism. She was the face of her sport and then she got exposed as a FRAUD. She didnt get injured, she wasn't old. She fell from grace because people finally saw the real version of her.

Paterno got BTFO so hard they took his wins away retroactively

He literally never won a college game or bowl, ever

Fuck him

i know who aaron hernandez is but not joe paterno or marion jones

WOMYN STRONK

just read the wikipedia on joe paterno and i would say there was an overreaction. its not like he was noncing himself

He knew there was a guy molesting children on his staff and said "eh whatever" instead of immediately firing him and calling the police.

>being a snitch

he didn't even know it was possible for 2 dudes to have sex

Should we include Pete Rose? I mean he's doing alright now, they finally gave him a job and all but, he's still not ever going into the HoF.

They gave them back

Of course you should, but OP is probably 16 years old, forgive him

Driving is fun, especially when you can afford fun cars. If i were rich i'd still want to drive my porsche/mercedes every now and then, and i could see occasionally running into trouble. It's not that inconceivable.

Not so much by the golf community. You'd think he'd be barred from tours if he was in fact a top 10 golfer nowadays?

He is however unmarketable now. His image used to be: GOAT golfer, family man, squeaky clean, pleasant and modest.

Good luck marketing a drunken whoremongerer who doesn't even play golf anymore.

I can't even imagine his alimony bills.

Jon Jones

He's still a top the game and has plenty of room to re-write his story, but yeah

TIGER INNOCENT

HE'S ONLY HALF DISGRACED NOW, BACK TO WHAT HE WAS BEFORE

Iron Mike

>She called me a rapist and a recluse
>I am not a recluse!

Every fucking time

How is there a debate about OJ? He was an absolute megastar is several fields and a household name internationally today.