Top 10 Athletes Who Have Done Something Bad

I really wanted to make a sports list because I like basketball, football, tennis, baseball, and soccer, but I didn't have an idea until now. Anyway, the title explains it.

Most of these will be dumb things, although some will be serious. But all will be controversial.

1. O.J. Simpson

   

   Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 to April 10, 2024), nicknamed "The Juice," was an American football running back, broadcaster, actor, advertising spokesman, and convicted felon. Once a popular figure with the U.S. public, he is best known for being tried for the murders of his former wife, Nicole... read more

   There's no doubt about it. There is no other athlete who has done something as bad as Orenthal James Simpson. He definitely got away with murdering his wife. Only an idiot would sympathize with a killer.

   It's pretty obvious he committed the murder. There's way more evidence for it than against it.

2. Mike Tyson

   

   Michael Gerard Tyson, born June 30, 1966, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005 before returning for a professional bout in 2024. He became the undisputed world heavyweight champion during the late 1980s.... read more

   He was a really good boxer until that sexual assault charge.

   He was still a good boxer but wasn't viewed in the same way.

3. Aaron Hernandez

   

   Aaron Josef Hernandez was an American football tight end in the National Football League. He was a productive player during his three seasons with the New England Patriots. His career ended abruptly after his arrest and conviction for the murder of Odin Lloyd.... read more

   He actually killed a guy. He should be #1.

   I expected him to be higher on the list.

4. Oscar Pistorius

   

   Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius is a South African former Paralympic sprint runner who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in 2013. Both of Pistorius's legs were amputated below the knees when he was 11 months old due to a congenital condition.... read more

   He shot and murdered his wife through a door and will deny it until the cows come home.

   We all know what he did. But was it intentional?

5. Michael Vick

   

   Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is an American football coach and former quarterback who played 13 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Virginia Tech and was selected by the Falcons as the first overall... read more

   He's the first person I thought of when I read the title of this list. Surprised he isn't in the top 10.

   Animal abuser.

6. Luis Suarez

   

   Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz, born on January 24, 1987, is a Uruguayan professional footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Inter Miami CF, an American club competing in Major League Soccer (MLS).

   Suárez retired from international football in September 2024, concluding his tenure as Uruguay's... read more

   This is the player who bites opponents as if he were a vampire or a dog.

   He is known for the incident in which he racially abused Patrice Evra.

7. Adrian Peterson

   

   Adrian Lewis Peterson is a former American football running back who played primarily for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League. He later joined several other teams, including the Washington Redskins. Peterson won the NFL MVP Award in 2012 after rushing for 2,097 yards that season.

   Child abuse probably deserves to be higher than #9. His 4-year-old son's legs were covered with slash-like wounds. Peterson admitted he still uses some forms of punishment to "discipline" his son.

   How could someone do this to their child? Like, for real, I would do anything for my family. I would never do anything like that!

   I honestly hope he rots. What he did to his child is unforgivable.

8. Yuli Gurriel

   

   Another racism incident where he mocked a baseball player of Asian descent and called him "little Chinese boy" in Spanish.

9. Tiger Woods

   

   Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods, born December 30, 1975, is an American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful golfers in history, with 15 major championship wins. Woods is tied with Sam Snead for the most PGA Tour victories, with 82 career wins.

   This is one of the biggest stories about an athlete. He came out very emotional, speaking about cheating on his wife. He was never again the great golfer he had been before.

   He should be higher on that list!

10. Jimmy Snuka

    

    James Reiher Snuka, known by his ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, was a Fijian-American professional wrestler. He performed in numerous wrestling promotions from the 1970s through the 2010s, including the World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling, and Eastern Championship Wrestling.... read more

The Newcomers
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    Steven van de Velde

    
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    Adam Johnson (footballer)

    
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13. Ray Rice

    

    Raymell Maurice Rice, born January 22, 1987, is a former American football running back who spent his entire professional career with the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football at Rutgers University and was drafted by the Ravens in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Rice ranks third in Ravens... read more

    He assaulted his fiancée in an elevator and dragged her to where the security cameras captured it.

    I have a football card of him. I'm going to throw it away.

14. Lance Armstrong

    

    Lance Edward Armstrong is a former American professional road racing cyclist. At age 16, Armstrong began competing as a triathlete and was a national sprint-course triathlon champion in 1989 and 1990. He won seven consecutive Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005 before being stripped of them due to... read more

    What a total scumbag. To do what he did, but more importantly, to go after people so viciously who accused him of something he was guilty of. This guy's moral compass is completely gone.

    Yes, Armstrong doped, and the story blew up like a bomb. But performance-enhancing drugs aren't anything new in sports.

    Once thought to be a wonderful athlete, he is now a has-been, a literal dope who used performance-enhancing steroids. He cheated when he won the Tour de France seven times. Now he's stripped of his world records and has to live the rest of his life with the consequences and an important fact: cheaters never win. - SailorSedna

15. Patrick Kane

    

    Patrick Timothy Kane II, born November 19, 1988, is an American professional ice hockey right winger. He plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kane won three Stanley Cups with the Chicago Blackhawks and is considered one of the most skilled American players in NHL history... read more

    I actually met Patrick Kane before (I'm from Chicago), and he was really nice. I had never heard of what he did with the taxi cab driver before.

    A hockey player who was arrested after beating up a cab driver.

16. Tom Brady

    

    Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. is a retired American football quarterback who played his final three NFL seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady is the only quarterback in history to win seven Super Bowls and is widely considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. He previously played... read more

    He will do anything to win Super Bowls and is the biggest sore loser in NFL history.

17. Maria Sharapova

    

    Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player of Belarusian descent. She competed on the WTA Tour from 2001 until her retirement in February 2020 and was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the WTA on five occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. ... read more

18. Kobe Bryant

    

    Kobe Bryant (1978-2020) was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He won five NBA championships with the Lakers and retired in 2016 as the franchise's all-time leading scorer.... read more

19. Serena Williams

    

    Serena Jameka Williams is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on eight occasions between 2002 and 2017. She reached the No. 1 ranking for the first time on July 8, 2002, and went on to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles... read more

    I watched the controversial event myself, and I have to say it was nothing compared to O.J. Simpson or Chris Benoit. She had some anger issues and broke a couple of rules, but she didn't get needlessly physical like Mike Tyson.

    She was a respected tennis player until she had a really embarrassing temper tantrum after she lost a game.

20. Ray McDonald

    This football player has been arrested multiple times for sexual assault, domestic violence, violating restraining orders, etc.

21. Jahlil Okafor

    He beat up a fan who mocked how badly the 76ers were doing.

22. Claude Giroux

    He was a Canadian hockey player who was arrested for grabbing the butt of a police officer twice.

23. Rae Carruth

    

    A convicted murderer of his then-pregnant girlfriend, who left his own son mentally challenged, and he's not in the top 5. Lower-ranked than Tom Brady? This list is a joke.

24. New Jack

    

    Jerome Young (January 3, 1963 - May 14, 2021), better known as New Jack, was an American professional wrestler famed for his hardcore, risk-taking style in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). He became notorious for the 1996 Mass Transit incident and for using Ice Cube and Dr. Dre's Natural Born Killaz... read more

25. Jermain Taylor

    

26. Kareem Hunt

    

    He had two altercations that were unreported during the 2018 season and got released from the team for not revealing it sooner. One of the brightest stars may just be another Ray Rice nobody saw coming.

27. Cristiano Ronaldo

    

    Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born February 5, 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and captains the Portugal national team. He has collected five prestigious Ballon d'Or awards and countless major trophies over his storied career... read more