A History of Sports Champions With Rap Sheets

From the court to the courtroom.

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Every professional athlete can attest to the fact that it isn't easy getting to the mountaintop. No matter what sport you're competing in, all the time in the gym could seem like a huge waste of time if there's no trophy to hoist when it's all said and done. Hell, it's easier to just commit a crime and oddly, a select few have that distinction of calling themselves champions and criminals at the same damn time. We take a look at the athletes who have seen the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows. From Lawrence Taylor to Plaxico Burress, here's a History of Sports Champions with Rap Sheets.

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Hank Thompson

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Billy Cannon

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Orlando Cepeda

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Denny McLain

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Eugene "Mercury" Morris

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Pete Rose

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Bertil Fox

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Dwight Gooden

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Darryl Strawberry

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Lenny Dykstra

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Mike Tyson

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Craig MacTavish

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Lawrence Taylor

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Eric Cantona

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Dave Meggett

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Nate Newton

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Luis Polonia

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Jamal Lewis

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Ray Lewis

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Isaiah Rider

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Ugueth Urbina

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Floyd Mayeather, Jr.

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Nikolai Khabibulin

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Bruno Fernandes de Souza

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Plaxico Burress

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