12 Sports Stars Who Went Broke
Jeff1232
Published
12/18/2014
From the top of the world to rock bottom for these 12
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Raghib Ismael: Estimated earnings 18-20 million. He lost it all in many failed financial investments including a Rock n Roll Caf, COZ Records, a movie, cosmetics, nationwide phone-card dispensers, and calligraphy proverbs kiosks. Now he works at a spor5ts talk show for the Dallas Cowboys -
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Mike Tyson: 300 million. Mike blew through over 300 million and filed for bankruptcy claiming 27 million in debt. Hes still kicking around on TV and radio shows. -
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Evander Holyfield: 250 million. Evander somehow managed to spend 250 million and owns everyone from the landscapers to 9,000 in back child support. He really went down hill after that whole ear thing... -
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Kenny Anderson: 60 million. Many, many bad investments led to bankruptcy in 2005. -
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Scottie Pippen: 120 Million. Speculated bad investments by his law firm, he lost a court battle trying to sue them for the bad investment. He has most recently failed at a comeback attempt to the NBA. -
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Allen Iverson: 200 million. Bad investments and terrible personal spending habits led to bankruptcy. -
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Curt Schilling: 75 million. Curt lost 75 million in loans from Rhode Island to start up a video game company that flopped. He filed for bankruptcy. -
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Lawrence Taylor: 10 million. Once worth at least 10 million but bad spending habits and drugs left this once millionaire to file for bankruptcy in 2009. -
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Antoine Walker: 110 million. Owing 4 million to creditors and writing 750,000 in bad checks. He also attempted to support at least 70 other people and family on the money he made. He lost 14 home when it all fell apart. Possibly the most heart breaking of the list, he was just trying to help... -
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10.Sheryl Swoopes: 50 million gone and forced into bankruptcy. Probably made shitty sandwiches -
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Lenny Dykstra: 58 million: Filed for bankruptcy and was put in jail in 2012 on bankruptcy fraud. -
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Vince Young: An estimated 70 million. Spending 5,000 a week at the cheesecake factory among other poor Financial choices led to a bankruptcy that was eventually canceled per deals reach by Young and his creditors. That's a lot of damn cheesecake.
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