This list includes some Professional sports

Professional sports

Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance. Professional athleticism has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations...

people convicted of serious crime

Crime

Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...

s (such as felonies

Felony

A felony is a serious crime in the common law countries. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors...

 in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

). This list also includes amateur sportspeople who have competed at the highest level of competition (e.g. Olympic

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

 level).

American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 (Gridiron)

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Plaxico Burress Plaxico Burress Plaxico Antonio Burress is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers eighth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft...	New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	Attempted criminal possession of a weapon	2 years	Conviction was a plea bargain for an incident in which Burress accidentally shot himself in a nightclub. Eligible for parole in April, 2011.
Billy Cannon Billy Cannon William Abb "Billy" Cannon is an All-American, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and one of the American Football League's most celebrated players.He was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and moved...	Retired	Counterfeiting	5 years	Served 2½ years. Had elected to the College Football Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...  before his conviction in 1983, but the Hall rescinded the honor before his scheduled induction. The Hall elected him a second time in 2008 and he was inducted at that time.
Rae Carruth Rae Carruth Rae Carruth is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers...	Carolina Panthers Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...	conspiracy to commit murder	24 years	Projected Release Date October 22, 2018
Cecil Collins	Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	burglary Burglary Burglary is a crime, the essence of which is illicit entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offense. Usually that offense will be theft, but most jurisdictions specify others which fall within the ambit of burglary...	15 years	Current release date, July 16, 2014 May face further imprisonment in Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...  after release from Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...  prison.
Dwayne Goodrich Dwayne Goodrich Dwayne Lewis Goodrich is a former American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League...	Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	criminally negligent homicide	12½ years	Hit and run Hit and run (vehicular) Hit-and-run is the act of causing a traffic accident , and failing to stop and identify oneself afterwards...  accident. Eligible for parole in 2009.
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson	retired (from Dallas Cowboys)	sexual assault, bribery	4 years, eight months	released after serving 28 months
Darryl Henley Darryl Henley Darryl Keith Henley is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1989 draft from UCLA. In his career he played in 76 games, he amassed 12 interceptions...	Los Angeles Rams	drug trafficking, attempted conspiracy to commit murder	41 years	expected release date: March 28, 2031
Travis Henry Travis Henry Travis Deion Henry is a former American football running back for the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Bills in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft...	Free agent, recently released from Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	Drug trafficking	3 years	expected release date: December 19, 2011
Terry "Tank" Johnson Tank Johnson Terry "Tank" Johnson is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington....	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	probation violation relating to weapons possession	120 days	served 60 days
Jamal Lewis Jamal Lewis Jamal Lafitte Lewis is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens fifth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft...	Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...	using a cell phone to facilitate a drug deal	four months	served four months
Leonard Little Leonard Little Leonard Antonio Little is a former American football defensive end. He was originally drafted by the Rams in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.-Early years:...	St. Louis Rams Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	involuntary manslaughter	three months	Involved in fatal car crash while intoxicated.
Dexter Manley Dexter Manley Dexter Keith Manley, nicknamed the "Secretary of Defense" is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Phoenix Cardinals, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an eleven-year career from 1981 to 1991. He also played in the Canadian Football...	Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	drug possession, evidence tampering	4 years (1996) 2 years (2002)	served over three years total
Byron "Bam" Morris Bam Morris Byron "Bam" Morris is a former American football running back who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens, and the Kansas City Chiefs.-Early life:...	Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...	drug trafficking	30 months	Released after serving two and a half years
Eugene "Mercury" Morris Mercury Morris Eugene Edward "Mercury" Morris , is a former American football player, nicknamed early on for his mercurial quickness when running with the ball. Morris was a running back and kick returner for 9 years, playing mostly for the Miami Dolphins...	retired from Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	drug trafficking	20 years	conviction overturned - reached plea bargain and released after serving 3 years
Nate Newton Nate Newton Nathaniel Newton is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League who played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Carolina Panthers . He also played for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League, in 1984 and 1985...	retired from Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	drug trafficking	7½ years (two separate convictions)	released after serving about two and a half years
Lawrence Phillips Lawrence Phillips Lawrence Lamond Phillips is a former professional American football and Canadian football running back. Phillips's trouble with the law and inability to produce in the NFL have led many critics to label him as a bust....	released/retired	assault, separate incident of assault with a deadly weapon (intentionally driving into victims)	31 years total	previously sentenced to 10 years on driving charge, which was reduced to seven years during sentencing for assault charge against his girlfriend in 2009.
Robert Rozier (a.k.a. Robert Rameses) Robert Rozier Robert Earnest Rozier is an African-American murderer, former professional football player for the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL. After leaving the league, he became involved with "The Brotherhood", a Black Supremacist cult led by Yahweh ben Yahweh...	retired from St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	multiple murders	multiple	convicted of four murders, served 10 years and placed in witness protection after testifying against Yahweh Ben Yahweh Yahweh ben Yahweh Yahweh ben Yahweh was the adopted name of Hulon Mitchell, Jr. , founder and leader of the Nation of Yahweh, a black supremacist new religious movement founded in 1979.... , later sentenced to 25 to life on check kiting Check kiting Cheque fraud/check fraud refers to a category of criminal acts that involve making the unlawful use of cheques in order to illegally acquire or borrow funds that do not exist within the account balance or account-holder's legal ownership...  charge under three strikes rule
Art Schlichter Art Schlichter Arthur Ernest Schlichter is a retired college and professional American football quarterback, sometimes known for his compulsive gambling and the legal problems especially gambling that arose from it...	Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....	forgery Forgery Forgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive. Copies, studio replicas, and reproductions are not considered forgeries, though they may later become forgeries through knowing and willful misrepresentations. Forging money or... , theft, others	16 years	committed over 20 felonies related to gambling, released from prison in June 2006
Orenthal "O. J." Simpson O. J. Simpson Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson , nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American collegiate and professional football player, football broadcaster, and actor...	retired	robbery, kidnapping	nine to thirty-three years	See also O. J. Simpson robbery case.
Alonzo Spellman Alonzo Spellman Alonzo Robert Spellman is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League who played for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, and the Detroit Lions...	retired/cut (from Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... )	interference with a flight crew, simple assault	18 months	served one year
Donte Stallworth	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	DUI Manslaughter (Driving under the influence of alcohol)	30 Days incarceration, 2 years house arrest
Michael Vick Michael Vick Michael Dwayne Vick is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League...	Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	conspiracy, related to dog fighting Dog fighting Dog fighting is a form of blood sport in which game dogs are made to fight, sometimes to the death. It is illegal in most developed countries. Dog fighting is used for entertainment and may also generate revenue from stud fees, admission fees and gambling....	23 months	See also Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation The Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation began in April 2007 with a search of property in Surry County, Virginia, owned by Michael Vick, who was at the time quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons football team, and the subsequent discovery of evidence of a dog fighting ring... .
Stanley Wilson Sr. Stanley Wilson Sr. Stanley T. Wilson, Sr. is an American former professional football player, a running back, who played for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals...	retired from Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...	burglary	22 years	sentence was under a third strike Three strikes law Three strikes laws)"are statutes enacted by state governments in the United States which require the state courts to hand down a mandatory and extended period of incarceration to persons who have been convicted of a serious criminal offense on three or more separate occasions. These statutes became...  provision

English Football League

English football league system

The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Jimmy Gauld Jimmy Gauld James "Jimmy" Gauld is a former Scottish footballer who became notorious for being convicted of instigating the British betting scandal of 1964....	Everton F.C. Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...	conspiracy to defraud Conspiracy to defraud Conspiracy to defraud is an offence under the common law of England and Wales and Northern Ireland.-England and Wales:The standard definition of a conspiracy to defraud was provided by Lord Dilhorne in Scott v Metropolitan Police Commissioner, when he said that Conspiracy to defraud therefore...	4 years	See 1964 British betting scandal
Peter Swan	Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...		4 months
Tony Kay Tony Kay Anthony Herbert Kay is a former English footballer who became notorious after being banned from the professional game for life following the British betting scandal of 1964....
David Layne David Layne David "Bronco" Layne is a former English footballer most famous for playing for Sheffield Wednesday and his involvement in the British betting scandal of 1964....
Tony Adams Tony Adams (footballer) Tony Alexander Adams, MBE is an English football manager and former player.Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a defender at Arsenal. He is considered one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time by the club's own fans and was included in the Football League 100 Legends...	Arsenal F.C. Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...	Drunk driving	4 Months	Released after serving 57 days
Joey Barton Joey Barton Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....	Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...	Assault Assault In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more... , affray Affray In many legal jurisdictions related to English common law, affray is a public order offence consisting of the fighting of two or more persons in a public place to the terror of ordinary people...	6 months
	Manchester City F.C. Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...	Assault Assault In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...	4 months, 2 years suspended
George Best George Best George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...	retired	Drink driving, assaulting police, failing to answer bail	3 Months
Steve Brooker Steve Brooker Stephen Michael "Steve" Brooker is an English football striker. In a twelve years professional career he has scored 86 goals in 294 games....	Bristol City F.C. Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...	affray	28 days	Released after serving 14 days.
Scott Brown Scott Brown (English footballer) Scott Brown is an English football midfielder who last played for Morecambe of League Two.Starting his career with Everton in 2000, four years later he moved on to Bristol City, having failed to make an appearance for the Toffees. After three years with City, he transferred to Cheltenham Town in...			120 hours community service	Brooker, Brown, Orr and Partridge were convicted for the same incident where they were involved in an assault on a doorman.
Bradley Orr Bradley Orr Bradley James Orr is an English defender currently playing for Queens Park Rangers. He has played for the club since July 2010, joining for an undisclosed fee from Bristol City....			28 days
David Partridge David Partridge David William Partridge is an English-born Welsh professional footballer who plays for Thurrock. He plays as a defender and has won seven caps for Wales...		affray and bodily harm	2 months	Released after one month
Eric Cantona Eric Cantona Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in...	Manchester United	Assault Assault In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...	2 weeks	Released after 24 hours. Later overturned in favour of 120 hours community service Community service Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....  after public outcry
Gary Charles Gary Charles Gary Charles is an English former footballer who played at right-back.-Playing career:Charles won two caps for the England team and turned out at club level for Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Aston Villa, S.L. Benfica, and finally West Ham United. Charles was famously fouled by Paul Gascoigne in...	Retired	Drink driving	prison sentence not specified
		Breach of bail conditions	prison sentence not specified	Illegally removed electronic tag to go on holiday, therefore breaching court conditions
		Assault occasioning actual bodily harm	9 months suspended, 100 hours community service
		Assault Assault In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...	12 months
Gary Croft Gary Croft Gary Croft is a former English football player who played as a left back. He played as a professional between 1992 and 2008 notably for Grimsby Town, Blackburn Rovers and Ipswich Town, having also had spells with Wigan Athletic, Cardiff City and Lincoln City...	Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....	Driving while disqualified, perverting the course of justice Perverting the course of justice Perverting the course of justice, in English, Canadian , and Irish law, is a criminal offence in which someone prevents justice from being served on himself or on another party...	4 months
Terry Fenwick Terry Fenwick Terence William 'Terry' Fenwick is an English football coach and former player. He is the current head coach for San Juan Jabloteh of the TT Pro League in Trinidad and Tobago.- Player :...	Leicester City F.C. Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...	Drink driving	4 months
Callum Flanagan	Manchester United	Dangerous driving Dangerous driving Dangerous driving is a statutory offence in England and Wales and Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is also a term of art used in the definition of the offence of causing death by dangerous driving...	8 months	Timm and Flanagan were convicted for the same incident where they were street racing Street racing Street racing is a form of unsanctioned and illegal motor racing which takes place on public roads. Street racing can either be spontaneous or well-planned and coordinated. Well coordinated races are planned in advance and often have people communicating via 2-way radio/citizens' band radio and...
Mads Timm Mads Timm Mads Timm is a Danish footballer, who is player-coach, playing as a forward, for Danish Serie 1 club Kerteminde Boldklub.-Playing career:...			12 months
Lee Hughes Lee Hughes Lee Hughes is an English Footballer who plays for Notts County as a striker.-Non-League and West Bromwich Albion:On leaving Bristnall Hall High School, Oldbury in 1992 Hughes started playing semi-professionally in non-League football with Kidderminster Harriers in the Football Conference, as well...	West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...	Causing death by dangerous driving Death by dangerous driving Causing death by dangerous driving is a statutory offence in England and Wales and Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is an aggravated form of dangerous driving...	6 years
Gavin Grant Gavin Grant (footballer) Gavin Renaldo Grant is an English former footballer. He was convicted in July 2010 of a murder committed in 2004.-Career:Grant started his career at non-League Tooting & Mitcham, before being signed by Gillingham...	Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....	murder Murder Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...	Life imprisonment	Eligable for parole after 25 years. Cleared of a 2005 murder in 2007. Murder he was convicted of took place in May 2004, before the start of his professional career.
Marlon King Marlon King Marlon Francis King is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Birmingham City. After starting his career in non-League football with Dulwich Hamlet, he played for Barnet, Gillingham, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest before moving to Watford in 2005...	Barnet F.C. Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....	Wounding	80 hours community service
		Fraudulent use of vehicle license, theft	fined £280
	Credit card fraud	Community rehabilitation order
	Gillingham F.C. Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...	Obtaining property by deception and criminal damage	6 months community rehabilitation order
		Handling stolen cars	18 months	reduced to 5 months on appeal
		Assault and unprovoked attack	fined £1000
	Watford F.C. Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...	Assault	fined £300
	Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...	Sexual assault Sexual assault Sexual assault is an assault of a sexual nature on another person, or any sexual act committed without consent. Although sexual assaults most frequently are by a man on a woman, it may involve any combination of two or more men, women and children....  and assault occasioning actual bodily harm	18 months
Jamie Lawrence Jamie Lawrence Jamie Lawrence is an English-born Jamaican professional footballer and former manager of Southern League side Ashford Town...	n/a	Robbery Robbery Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear....	4 years	Released after 26 months
Jan Mølby Jan Mølby Jan Mølby is a Danish former international footballer who spent much of his professional football career at English club Liverpool.- Club career :...	Liverpool F.C. Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...	Reckless driving Reckless driving Reckless driving is a major moving traffic violation. As a legal term, it is used within the United States. This offence has been abolished in the United Kingdom and replaced...	3 months
Luke McCormick Luke McCormick Luke Martin McCormick is a former English football goalkeeper. He played for Plymouth Argyle between 2003 and 2008, but his contract was cancelled by mutual consent in July 2008 after he caused a car crash which killed two children...	Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...	Driving with excess alcohol Drunk driving (United Kingdom) Drink-driving laws in the United Kingdom govern driving, attempting to drive, or being in charge of a motor vehicle when either over the prescribed limits of alcohol in the body, or unfit to drive as a result of consuming alcohol or other intoxicating substances.-Offences:There are three main types... , Causing death by dangerous driving	7 years 4 months	Eligible for parole in three-and-a-half years' time
Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Pennant Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999...	Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...	Drink driving whilst banned	90 days	released after 30 days, served rest of sentence wearing electronic tag
Tom Pope Tom Pope Thomas John "Tom" Pope is a professional English footballer who plays as a centre forward for League Two side Port Vale....	Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...	Affray Affray In many legal jurisdictions related to English common law, affray is a public order offence consisting of the fighting of two or more persons in a public place to the terror of ordinary people...	200 hours community service and a 6 month suspended jail sentence
Micky Quinn Micky Quinn Michael "Micky" Quinn is a former footballer. He was predominantly a centre forward during a career in which he scored 228 goals from 515 games in the Football League.- Club career :...	Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...	Driving whilst banned	21 days	served 14 days
Graham Rix Graham Rix Graham Cyril Rix is an English former football player and coach. He was fired by Heart of Midlothian in March 2006, which was his most recent role in professional football...	Chelsea F.C. Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	Underage sex, indecent assault Indecent assault Indecent assault is an offence of aggravated assault in many jurisdictions. It is characterised as a sex crime.Indecent assault was an offence in England and Wales under sections 14 and 15 the Sexual Offences Act 1956...	12 months,	Placed on sex offender's register for 10 years
Luke Rodgers Luke Rodgers Luke John Rodgers is an English professional football striker who plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.He played in England's Football League, starting at Shrewsbury Town in 1999...	Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...	Affray Affray In many legal jurisdictions related to English common law, affray is a public order offence consisting of the fighting of two or more persons in a public place to the terror of ordinary people...	Fines, cautions, community service	Was denied a US work permit and therefore unable to sign for the New York Red Bulls due to his conviction.
Peter Storey Peter Storey Peter Edwin Storey is an English former football player.Storey spent most of his career at Arsenal, joining the club as an apprentice in 1961 and turning professional the following year...	Retired	running a brothel	£700 fine and 6 month suspended
		car theft	2 years
		counterfeiting	3 years
		smuggling pornographic movies	28 days
		disorderly behaviour	28 days
Mickey Thomas	Wrexham F.C.	Counterfeiting	18 Months
Stig Tøfting Stig Tøfting Stig Tøfting , nicknamed Tøffe, and The Lawn Mower, is a former Danish professional footballer and assistant coach, who most recently was the assistant of Erik Rasmussen at AGF....	Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....	Assault Assault In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...	4 months
Vinnie Jones Vinnie Jones Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones is an English film actor and retired Welsh footballer.Born in Hertfordshire, England, Jones represented and captained the Welsh national football team, having qualified via a Welsh grandparent. He also previously played for Chelsea and Leeds United. As a member of the...	Queens Park Rangers	assault causing actual bodily harm and criminal damage	£300 fine plus 100 hours community service
	Retired	Air rage Air rage Air rage is the general term for disruptive and/or violent behavior perpetrated by passengers and crew of aircraft, typically during flight. The first noted, or recorded air rage event in Britain was May 15, 1990, on a flight from Grand Canaria to Gatwick airport by Miss Theresa Sheffield.In the...	80 hours community service, fined £500
Mark Ward	Retired	Possession of drugs with intent to supply	8 years	Released after serving four years
Dennis Wise Dennis Wise Dennis Frank Wise is an English former football manager and player, and former Executive Director at Newcastle United....	Chelsea F.C. Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	assault Assault In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...	3 months	Later acquitted on appeal

Scottish leagues

Scottish football league system

The Scottish football league system is a series of generally unconnected leagues for Scottish football clubs. The Scottish system is more complicated than many other national league systems, consisting of two completely separate systems of leagues and clubs, senior football and junior football...

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Duncan Ferguson Duncan Ferguson Duncan Cowan Ferguson is a Scottish former footballer. He was notorious for his "hardman" image and nicknamed "Big Dunc" and "Duncan Disorderly"....	Rangers F.C. Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...	Assault Assault In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...	3 months	served 44 days
Craig Thomson Craig Thomson (footballer) Craig Thomson is a Scottish footballer who plays as a right back for Scottish Premier League club Hearts. He has also played at left back and on the right wing. Thomson was loaned to Lithuanian club FBK Kaunas after he was convicted of indecent behaviour...	Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...	lewd libidinous and indecent behaviour	£4,000 fine and sex offenders' register Violent and Sex Offender Register In the United Kingdom, the Violent and Sex Offender Register is a database of records of those required to register with the Police under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, those jailed for more than 12 months for violent offences, and unconvicted people simply thought to be at risk of offending...  entry for 5 years

Dutch Football League

Dutch football league system

The Dutch football league consists of two fully professional leagues one semi-professional level and seven levels of amateur football leagues, the highest of which is called Hoofdklasse...

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Patrick Kluivert Patrick Kluivert Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a former Dutch footballer, currently head coach of the youth side of FC Twente. He played as a striker for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United, Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, and Lille OSC. Kluivert played for the Dutch national team from 1994 to 2004. He...	AFC Ajax	Causing death by dangerous driving Death by dangerous driving Causing death by dangerous driving is a statutory offence in England and Wales and Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is an aggravated form of dangerous driving...	240 hours community service

Georgia Football League

Umaglesi Liga

The Georgian Top League is the top division of football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union...

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Giorgi Demetradze	Spartaki-Tskhinvali Tbilisi Spartaki-Tskhinvali Tbilisi Spartaki Tskhinvali is a Georgian football club based in Tbilisi/Gori. They play in the Umaglesi Liga, the top division in Georgian football.Spartaki Tskhinvali is the new name for FC Tskhinvali, who withdrew in summer 2006....	Extortion Extortion Extortion is a criminal offence which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime...	6 years

Soviet Top League

Soviet Top League

The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Yury Sevidov Yury Sevidov -Career:He was the best bombardier of 1962 Soviet championship. He is gold champion of USSR in 1962 and bronze medalist in 1961.-Personal life:In 1965 while driving a car, Sevidov hit a man who was a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences Dmitry Ryabchikov, the prominent chemist,...	Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based in Moscow, Russia:* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team* WBC Spartak Moscow, a women's basketball team...	Causing death by dangerous driving Death by dangerous driving Causing death by dangerous driving is a statutory offence in England and Wales and Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is an aggravated form of dangerous driving...	10 years	released after serving about 4 years

International football

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009...	Russia	Tax fraud	6 months suspended, €45,000 fine

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Shalrie Joseph Shalrie Joseph Shalrie Jamal Joseph is a Grenadian footballer who currently plays for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.-College:...	New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	Marijuana Use	Fine, Substance Abuse Program

Athletics (track and field)

Athletics (track and field)

Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
David Jenkins	Trafficking of anabolic steroids	7 years	Released after 9 months
Marion Jones Marion Jones Marion Lois Jones , also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is a former world champion track and field athlete, and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA...	Obstruction of justice Obstruction of justice The crime of obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, refers to the crime of interfering with the work of police, investigators, regulatory agencies, prosecutors, or other officials... , perjury Perjury Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. That is, the witness falsely promises to tell the truth about matters which affect the outcome of the...	6 months & 200 hours community service
Tim Montgomery Tim Montgomery Timothy Montgomery is a former American athlete. In 2005, he was stripped of his records – including a now void 100m world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002 – after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs...	fraud drug distribution	46 months 5 years	Sentences to be served consecutively
Steve Riddick	Money laundering & fraud	5 years & 3 months

Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Brett Cooper Brett Cooper Brett Cooper is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League ....	Drug offences	5 years
David Dench David Dench David Dench is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He played his whole career with North Melbourne Football Club at one of its most successful periods....	Fraud Fraud In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation...	4 months
Merv Dihm Merv Dihm Mervyn "Merv" Dihm is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League ....	Assault occasioning actual bodily harm	3 years	Didn't serve the full sentence
Andrew Krakouer Andrew J. Krakouer Andrew James Krakouer is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League . He previously played for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL and played for Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League .-Early life:Krakouer is the son...	Assault Assault In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...	16 months	Served his sentence at the Wooroloo Prison Farm
Neville Linney Neville Linney Neville Linney is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League during the 1950s....	Burglary Burglary Burglary is a crime, the essence of which is illicit entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offense. Usually that offense will be theft, but most jurisdictions specify others which fall within the ambit of burglary...	2 years
Paul Tilley Paul Tilley Paul Lawrence Tilley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s...	Intentionally causing serious injury	18 months	12 of the 18 months were suspended

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Willie Mays Aikens	retired	drug possession with intent to distribute, gun possession	20 years, 8 months	Released to a halfway house Halfway house The purpose of a halfway house, also called a recovery house or sober house, is generally to allow people to begin the process of reintegration with society, while still providing monitoring and support; this is generally believed to reduce the risk of recidivism or relapse when compared to a...  after serving 14 plus years due to a retroactive change in sentencing guidelines.
Orlando Cepeda Orlando Cepeda Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes is a former Puerto Rican Major League Baseball first baseman.Cepeda was born to a poor family. His father, Pedro Cepeda, was a baseball player in Puerto Rico, which influenced his interest in the sport from a young age. His first contact with professional baseball was...	retired	drug possession	5 years	served 10 months.
Alex Cole Alex Cole Alexander Cole Jr. is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1985 MLB amateur draft, Cole would make his Major League debut with the Cleveland Indians on July 27, 1990, and appear in his final game on May 22, 1996...	retired	drug possession with intent to distribute	18 months
Dwight Gooden Dwight Gooden Dwight Eugene Gooden , nicknamed "Doc Gooden" or "Dr. K", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was one of the most dominant and feared pitchers in the National League in the middle and late 1980s.-Career:...	retired	fleeing police, violation of probation (drug use)	1 year	served 7 months
Mel Hall Mel Hall Melvin Hall Jr. is a former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1996 with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and San Francisco Giants. He also played in Japan from 1993-1995...	retired	three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child	45 years	Serving his sentence at Allred prison in Texas.
Ricardo Jordan Ricardo Jordan Ricardo Jordan is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of four seasons in the majors, from until , for four different teams....	retired	drug trafficking	7 years	http://www.dc.state.fl.us/ActiveInmates/list.asp?DataAction=Filter&SexOffOnly=0&dcnumber=&LastName=jordan&FirstName=ricardo&SearchAliases=on&Sex=ALL&Race=ALL&OffenseCategory=ALL&ClassificationStatus=ALL&CurrentCustody=ALL&IdentifierType=ALL&Identifier=&EyeColor=ALL&HairColor=ALL&FromAge=&ToAge=&FromWeight=&ToWeight=&FromHeightFeet=&FromHeightInches=&ToHeight=&ToHeightFeet=&ToHeightInches=&ZipCode=&ScarType=ALL&ScarLocation=ALL&ScarDescription=&photosonly=&nophotos=on&items=20&CommitmentCounty=ALL&subjecttype=ALL&facility=ALL&workskill=ALLlisting at Florida DOC]
Jim Mahady Jim Mahady James Bernard "Jim" Mahady was a professional baseball second baseman and pitcher, whose career spanned seven seasons, which included one in Major League Baseball with the New York Giants . While in the majors, Mahady played in one game, and had no plate appearances. The majority of his career...	retired	Second degree manslaughter Manslaughter Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is said to have first been made by the Ancient Athenian lawmaker Dracon in the 7th century BC.The law generally differentiates...	6–12 years	Sentence commuted after three years by the Governor of New York Governor of New York The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her... , Herbert H. Lehman Herbert H. Lehman Herbert Henry Lehman was a Democratic Party politician from New York. He was the 45th Governor of New York from 1933 to 1942, and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1950 to 1957.-Lehman Brothers:... .
Denny McLain Denny McLain Dennis Dale "Denny" McLain is a former American professional baseball player, and the last major league pitcher to win 30 or more games during a season —a feat accomplished by only thirteen players in the 20th century....	retired (from Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant... )	drug trafficking, embezzlement, and racketeering	12 years	prior sentence overturned after he served two years, released after plea-bargain.
	retired	conspiracy, theft, money laundering and mail fraud	8 years	released after serving six years
Byron McLaughlin Byron McLaughlin Byron Scott McLaughlin is a retired professional baseball player, alleged counterfeit shoes manufacturer, and convicted money launderer. His baseball career spanned nine seasons, four of which were spent in Major League Baseball with the Seattle Mariners , and the California Angels...	retired	Money laundering Money laundering Money laundering is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources. The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount...	—	Fled the country before being sentenced. Current whereabouts unknown, presumed to be in France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... .
Hiroshi Ogawa Hiroshi Ogawa is a former Japanese pitcher of the Chiba Lotte Marines and murderer.On November 18, 2004, Ogawa murdered a 67-year-old woman Kazuko Nishiuchi. The murder shocked the Nippon Professional Baseball. His uniform number 26 has been retired since 2005 though the Chiba Lotte Marines did not say that the...	retired	murder, theft	life
Pete Rose Pete Rose Peter Edward Rose , nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989....	retired/banned	tax evasion Tax evasion Tax evasion is the general term for efforts by individuals, corporations, trusts and other entities to evade taxes by illegal means. Tax evasion usually entails taxpayers deliberately misrepresenting or concealing the true state of their affairs to the tax authorities to reduce their tax liability,...	5 months
Darryl Strawberry Darryl Strawberry Darryl Eugene Strawberry is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder who is well-known both for his play on the field and for his controversial behavior off it...	retired	drug possession, solicitation Solicitation Literally, solicitation means: 'urgently asking'. It is the action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal. In criminal law, it most commonly refers to either the act of offering goods or services, or the act of attempting to purchase such goods or services...  of prostitution Prostitution Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...	18 months	Sentence was suspended in 1999, reinstated after 2002 parole violation
Hank Thompson Hank Thompson (baseball player) Henry Curtis Thompson , best known as Hank Thompson, was an American player in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball who played primarily as a third baseman. A left-handed batter, he played with the Kansas City Monarchs , St. Louis Browns and New York Giants...	retired (from New York Giants San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....	Armed robbery	10 years	served three years
Luis Polonia Luis Polonia Luis Andrew Polonia Almonte was a Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter....	Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...	Sex with a minor	60 days	served 60 days
Ugueth Urbina Ugueth Urbina Ugueth Urtaín Urbina Villarreal is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. A two-time All-Star, Urbina led the National League in saves with 41 in the 1999 season and helped the Florida Marlins win the 2003 World Series...	Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...	Attempted murder Attempted murder Attempted murder is a crime in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.-Today:In English criminal law, attempted murder is the crime of more than merely preparing to commit unlawful killing and at the same time having a specific intention to cause the death of human being under the Queen's Peace...	14 years

Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Greg "Cadillac" Anderson Cadillac Anderson Gregory Wayne "Cadillac" Anderson is a retired American professional basketball player.He attended and played collegiate basketball at the University of Houston. He competed in the 1984 Final Four in Seattle while at Houston.A 6' 10" power forward/center, he was selected 23rd overall by the San...	Retired	drug trafficking	five months
Billy Ray Bates Billy Ray Bates Billy Ray Bates is a retired American professional basketball player. Bates played shooting guard at McAdams High in Mississippi and attended Kentucky State University....	Retired	robbery; assault	seven years
Lonny Baxter Lonny Baxter Lonny Leroy Baxter is an American professional basketball player. He is 203 cm in height, and plays the position of power forward-center.-College:...	Mens Sana Basket Mens Sana Basket Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...  (Italy), formerly with Charlotte Bobcats Charlotte Bobcats The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...	gun possession	two months
Luther "Ticky" Burden	released/retired (New York Knicks New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association... )	receiving stolen property	two years	Originally sentenced to 6 to 18 years for Bank Robbery, conviction was voided.
Corie Blount Corie Blount Corie Kasoun Blount is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'9" power forward/center, Blount starred at the University of Cincinnati during the early 1990s, where he helped his team reach the Final Four in 1992 and the Elite Eight in 1993...	retired	felony marijuana possession	one year
Allen Iverson Allen Iverson Allen Ezail Iverson is an American professional basketball point guard and shooting guard. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the number one pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996–97 season...	in high school	maiming by mob	five years	pardoned by Governor after serving 4 months, conviction later overturned on appeal
Henry James Henry James (basketball) Henry Charles James is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Undrafted out of St...	retired	dealing cocaine Cocaine Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...	five years
"Fast" Eddie Johnson Edward Johnson, Jr. Edward Lee "Fast Eddie" Johnson, Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard from Auburn University, Johnson played 10 seasons in the NBA, mainly as a member of the Atlanta Hawks...	retired	burglary, robbery, drug possession, sexual assault on a minor	various, given life sentence in 2008
Jack Molinas Jack Molinas Jacob "Jack" L. Molinas was an American professional basketball player and one of the key figures in the point shaving scandal that almost destroyed NCAA basketball...	Fort Wayne Pistons	bribing players to fix games	ten to fifteen years	served five years.
Tom Payne Tom Payne (basketball) Thomas Robert "Tom" Payne is a former professional basketball player and a serial rapist.A 7-foot, 2-inch center, Payne played with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA during the 1970-71 season. He was also the first African American ever to play basketball for the University of Kentucky...	Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...	rape (multiple convictions)	various, most recently sentenced to 15 years in 2000 Page at Kentucky DOC
Ruben Patterson Ruben Patterson Ruben Nathaniel Patterson is a former American professional basketball player. During his career, he played as a small forward and shooting guard. During his college career at the University of Cincinnati, Patterson earned third-team All-American honors and helped lead the Bearcats to Conference...	Seattle Supersonics Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...	third degree rape	1 year	served 15 days
Isaiah Rider	retired (Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor... )	possession of cocaine, battery, evading a police officer	seven months
Charles E. Smith Charles E. Smith (basketball) Charles Edward Smith IV is a retired American professional basketball player who played with the Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA.-College career:Smith attended All Saints High School in Washington, D.C...	Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...	vehicular homicide Vehicular homicide Vehicular homicide in most states in the United States, is a crime. In general, it involves death that results from the negligent operation of a vehicle, or more so a result from driving while committing an unlawful act that does not amount to a felony...	4½ years	served 28 months
Jay Vincent Jay Vincent Jay Fletcher Vincent is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward, Vincent played at Michigan State University under coach, Jud Heathcote, where he teamed with Magic Johnson and Greg Kelser to win the 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...	retired (NBA and Lega Basket Italian, numerous teams)	mail fraud, tax fraud	five and a half years
Sylvester "Sly" Williams	retired	kidnapping	five years	released after serving 3½ years. profile at New York DOC

Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Bertil Fox Bertil Fox Bertil Fox on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Kitts is a British former IFBB professional bodybuilder. Fox immigrated to London, England, with his family when he was only one year old. He then moved to Northampton. He did not return to St. Kitts for more than 40 years. He once said, "I'm 100%...	murder	Life	Originally sentenced to death
Sally McNeil	second-degree murder	19 years to life

Boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Mike Alvarado Mike Alvarado Mike Alvarado , is an undefeated Mexican-American boxer in the Light Welterweight and Welterweight divisions. Alvarado is the IBF Latino Light Welterweight Champion. He is signed with Delgado Promotions and Top Rank. Alvarado is ranked #6 in the world in the Light welterweight division.-Early...	domestic violence, traffic and driving offenses, probation violations	incarcerated	incarcerated
Tony Ayala, Jr. Tony Ayala, Jr. Antonio Ayala Jr. is a former Mexican-American boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He began his professional career in 1980, and by 1982 he had compiled a record of 22 wins and no losses, with 19 knockouts. Ayala has two brothers who were boxers, Mike Ayala and Sammy Ayala.-Early life:Ayala...	burglary and rape	35 years	paroled after 16 years, returned to prison for an additional ten year sentence after parole violation.
Trevor Berbick Trevor Berbick Trevor Berbick was a Jamaican-Canadian heavyweight boxer who fought as a professional from 1976 until 2000. Berbick briefly held the WBC heavyweight championship in 1986 , before losing it to 20-year old Mike Tyson, via 2nd-round TKO...	sexual assault	5 years	served 15 months, subsequently murdered by kin in Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
Riddick Bowe Riddick Bowe Riddick Lamont Bowe is a retired American boxer. He is a two-time heavyweight champion and a former undisputed heavyweight champion...	kidnapping	18 months	released after serving 17 months for kidnapping his wife and children
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Rubin Carter Rubin "Hurricane" Carter fought professionally as a middleweight boxer from 1961 to 1966. In 1966, he was arrested for a triple homicide in the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson, New Jersey...	murder	life	conviction set aside and released after serving 19 years
Dale Crowe	convicted in 2006 of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated robbery, and engaging in corrupt acts for the 2002 killing of Frank Banam, 23	20 years	scheduled release date February 11, 2026
Evangelos Goussis	See entry on Martial Arts section
Esteban De Jesús Esteban De Jesús Esteban De Jesús was a Puerto Rican world lightweight champion boxer whose life was full of controversy, problems and scandals. De Jesus, a native of the town of Carolina, Puerto Rico, was a gymmate of Wilfred Benítez and an acquaintance of Benitez's mother, Clara Benítez. He was trained by...	murder	life	pardoned after 7 years due to failing heath, died 1 month later
Clifford Etienne Clifford Etienne Clifford Etienne , also known as "The Black Rhino", is a former American boxer, who is currently serving a 150 year prison sentence without possibility of parole.-Background:...	attempted murder, armed robbery, grand theft auto, and two counts of child kidnapping (stole getaway car with two children inside, crashed)	150 years without possibility of parole	incarcerated
Naseem Hamed Naseem Hamed Naseem Hamed is an English former professional boxer.He is the former WBO, WBC, IBF, & Lineal featherweight champion, and European bantamweight champion....	Dangerous driving	15 months	served 16 weeks
Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion...	strong-arm robbery	18 years	served 56 months (before boxing career)
James Kirkland James Kirkland (boxer) James Derick Kirkland is an American professional boxer.Kirkland fights at light middleweight, and is the WBO NABO light middleweight title holder...	Armed robbery	? years	served 6 months, released on 8 years probation. Currently arrested for breach of probation and federal weapons charge.
Panama Lewis Panama Lewis Carlos "Panama" Lewis is a well-known and highly controversial boxing trainer who achieved his greatest notoriety in the 1980s.-Early career:Lewis was a disciple of trainer Chickie Ferrara...	assault, criminal possession of a weapon, conspiracy, tampering with a sports contest	six years in prison, lifetime ban by New York State Athletic Commission from working as a boxing corner man in the United States	served 4 years
Sonny Liston Sonny Liston Charles L. "Sonny" Liston was a professional boxer and ex-convict known for his toughness, punching power, and intimidating appearance who became world heavyweight champion in 1962 by knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round...	robbery	5 years	served 2 years
Michael Nunn Michael Nunn Michael Nunn is a former American boxer. Nicknamed "Second to Nunn," he was a 6' 2" southpaw with great speed. Nunn was the IBF middleweight champion and the WBA super middleweight champion...	conspiracy to distribute cocaine	sentenced 292 months in Federal prison	incarcerated at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in Kansas, scheduled release date June 16, 2024
Dwight Muhammad Qawi Dwight Muhammad Qawi Dwight Muhammad Qawi is a former world boxing champion in the light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions...  (formerly Dwight Braxton)	armed robbery	?	served more than two years
Floyd Mayweather, Sr.	Drugs trafficking	5 year
Tommy Morrison Tommy Morrison Tommy David Morrison is an American heavyweight boxer and a former World Boxing Organization champion. He lost only three out of a total of 52 professional fights. Morrison's nickname, "The Duke," is based on disputed claims that he is a grandnephew of Hollywood star John Wayne...	Drugs and weapons	10 years	served 14 months
Luis Resto Luis Resto (boxer) Luis Resto is a former welterweight professional boxer from Bronx, New York.-Personal life:Luis Resto was born in Juncos, Puerto Rico, and moved to the Bronx when he was nine years old. Late in his eighth grade year, he elbowed his math teacher in the face, and spent six months in a...	assault criminal possession of a weapon (his hands) conspiracy	3 years	served 2 years, 6 months
Harry Simon Harry Simon (boxer) Harry Simon is a professional boxer in the super welterweight division.- Amateur Highlights :As an amateur Simon represented Namibia as a welterweight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...	culpable homicide for 2002 car collision in Namibia Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March... . Simon crashed his Mercedes-Benz into a car with three Belgian tourists, killing two adults and one baby. Simon was behind the wheel in a previous car crash in Namibia which killed two people.	sentenced to two years in prison on August 5, 2005. Lost appeal and began serving sentence on July 9, 2007.	release in 2009 after serving sentence.
Mike Tyson Mike Tyson Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...	rape	six years	served 3 years
	road rage Road rage Road rage is an aggressive or angry behavior by a driver of an automobile or other motor vehicle. Such behavior might include rude gestures, verbal insults, deliberately driving in an unsafe or threatening manner, or making threats. Road rage can lead to altercations, assaults, and collisions...	one year	served 9 months
	possession of narcotics and DUI	24 hours in jail, 360 hours community service and 3 years probation

Canadian Football

Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...

 (Gridiron)

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Cody Ledbetter	released/retired from Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...	probation violation	12 years
Trevis Smith Trevis Smith Trevis Smith was a professional Linkline operator and also football linebacker who played seven years with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League...	Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...	aggravated sexual assault	5½ years
Terry Underwood	released/retired (from Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... )	murder	30–60 years	eligible for Parole in 2028. Page at NJ DOC

Cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Leslie Hylton Leslie Hylton Leslie George Hylton was a West Indian cricketer, a fast bowler who played in six Test matches between 1935 and 1939 for the West Indies...	Murder Murder Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...  of his wife	Execution	Killed by hanging
Terry Jenner Terry Jenner Terrence James Jenner was an Australian cricketer who played nine Tests and one ODI from 1970 to 1975. He was primarily a leg-spin bowler and was known for his attacking, loopy style of bowling, but he was also a handy lower-order batsman...	Embezzlement	6½ years	Released after 18 months
Vallance Jupp Vallance Jupp Vallance William Crisp Jupp was an amateur cricketer who played for Sussex and Northamptonshire...	Manslaughter Manslaughter Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is said to have first been made by the Ancient Athenian lawmaker Dracon in the 7th century BC.The law generally differentiates...	9 months	Served only half his sentence
Garth Le Roux Garth Le Roux Garth Stirling Le Roux in Kenilworth, Cape Town is a former South African first class cricketer. He went to Wynberg Boys High School, graduating in 1973....	Tax fraud	4 years
Warrington Phillip Warrington Phillip Warrington Dexter Phillip is a former West Indian first-class cricketer. He represented the Leeward Islands cricket team regularly in the Red Stripe Cup during the 1990s and played for the his home island of Nevis in the inaugural Stanford 20/20, held in 2006, where they were surprise Semi...	Murder Murder Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...	Life	Has been found guilty
Lorrie Wilmot Lorrie Wilmot Anthony Lorraine Wilmot was a South African first class cricketer from Cape Province who played from 1960/61 to 1988/89, during their isolation era.- Career :...	Rape Rape Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...	12 years, three of them suspended	Committed suicide before he was due to be imprisoned
Mohammad Amir	conspiracy to cheat at gambling conspiracy to accept corrupt payments	6 months in Young Offenders Institution	See 2010 Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy 2010 Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy The Pakistan cricket spot-fixing scandal centres on members of Pakistan's Cricket team being convicted of taking bribes from a bookmaker, Mazhar Majeed, to under-perform deliberately at certain times in the 4th Test match at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, in 2010.Undercover reporters from News of...
Mohammad Asif		12 months
Salman Butt Salman Butt Salman Butt is a former Pakistani cricketer who was a regular Test and ODI left-handed opening batsman. He made his Test debut on 3 September 2003 in the third Test against Bangladesh, and a year later made his ODI debut against West Indies on 22 September 2004. He was appointed captain of the...		30 months

Cycling

Cycling

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

N.B: Italics indicates retired or inactive.

Name	Discipline	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Tammy Thomas	Road racing Road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...	perjury Perjury Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. That is, the witness falsely promises to tell the truth about matters which affect the outcome of the...  and obstruction of justice Obstruction of justice The crime of obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, refers to the crime of interfering with the work of police, investigators, regulatory agencies, prosecutors, or other officials...	6 months house arrest
Missy Giove Missy Giove Melissa "Missy" Giove is a former professional downhill mountain biker. Her nickname is The Missile.Giove was one of mountain-bike racing's first mainstream female superstars, did some ads for Reebok, is the all-time leader in NORBA downhill wins with 14, and is second on the World Cup list with 11...	Downhill	conspiring to possess and distribute more than 100 kg of marijuana	Sentence pending

Darts

Darts

Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Phil Taylor	sexual assault Sexual assault Sexual assault is an assault of a sexual nature on another person, or any sexual act committed without consent. Although sexual assaults most frequently are by a man on a woman, it may involve any combination of two or more men, women and children....	£2,000 fine
Chris Mason Chris Mason (darts player) Christopher John Mason is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Mace the Ace for his matches.- BDO and first PDC spell :...	assault and assault with intent to resist arrest	180 hours' community service
	actual bodily harm	3 months	suspended for 12 months
	actual bodily harm	3 years' probation
	aggravated burglary with intent to cause grievous bodily harm	3 years	released after 1 year

Diving

Diving

Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Bruce Kimball Bruce Kimball Bruce D. Kimball is an American diver and coach. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics....	vehicular homicide Vehicular homicide Vehicular homicide in most states in the United States, is a crime. In general, it involves death that results from the negligent operation of a vehicle, or more so a result from driving while committing an unlawful act that does not amount to a felony...	17 years	released after serving less than five years

Figure Skating

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Tonya Harding Tonya Harding Tonya Maxine Harding is an American figure skating champion. In 1991 she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed second in the World Championships. She was the second woman, and the first American woman, to complete a triple axel jump in competition...	hindering a police investigation (of an attack on Nancy Kerrigan Nancy Kerrigan Nancy Ann Kerrigan is a two-time American Olympic figure skating medalist and 1993 U.S. champion.-Early life and skating career:... )	three years probation, 500 hours of community service, and a $100,000 fine	later convicted of domestic violence as well.
	Driving under the influence Driving under the influence Driving under the influence is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit...	3 days and 10 days of community service
	Driving under the influence Driving under the influence Driving under the influence is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit...	10 days, 20 days suspended	suspended sentence with the condition of completing 12 hours of classes for troubled young adults
Maxim Staviski Maxim Staviski Maxim Staviski is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiancée Albena Denkova, he is the 2006 & 2007 World Champion, the 2003 & 2004 European silver medalist, and the 2006 Grand Prix Final champion...	Driving under the influence Driving under the influence Driving under the influence is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit... , Causing death by dangerous driving	2 years, 6 months	Was originally a 2 years suspended, 6 months with 5 years probation, but reversed following appeal.
Wolfgang Schwarz Wolfgang Schwarz Wolfgang Schwarz was an Austrian figure skater who won the gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Prior to that, he was best known for finishing as runner-up to Austrian teammate Emmerich Danzer at the World Figure Skating Championships and European Figure Skating Championships multiple...	Human trafficking Human trafficking Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or a modern-day form of slavery...	18 months	punishment was postponed as he was suffering from the side effects of treatment for skin cancer
	kidnapping	8 years

Competition fishing

Recreational fishing

Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing, is fishing for pleasure or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is fishing for profit, or subsistence fishing, which is fishing for survival....

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Paul Tormanen	felony contest fraud	6 months suspended sentence, $588.50 fine, 120 hours community service and two years probation

Horse racing

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
David Brosnan	accepting cash for tips	18 months	Released after 8 months
Stanley Chin	conspiracy to fix races Match fixing In organised sports, match fixing, game fixing, race fixing, or sports fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as...	3 years
Chris Munce Chris Munce Chris Munce is a highly successful Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was convicted in Hong Kong on 1 March 2007 of taking bribes in exchange for racing tips.- Overview :...	conspiracy for a tips-for-bets scam	30 months	Served 7 months in Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... , then served 13 months in Australia where he was released
Lester Piggott Lester Piggott Lester Keith Piggott is a retired English professional jockey, popularly known as "The Long Fellow". With 4,493 career wins, including nine Epsom Derby victories, he is one of the most well-known English flat racing jockeys of all time....	tax evasion Tax evasion Tax evasion is the general term for efforts by individuals, corporations, trusts and other entities to evade taxes by illegal means. Tax evasion usually entails taxpayers deliberately misrepresenting or concealing the true state of their affairs to the tax authorities to reduce their tax liability,...	3 years	Released after 366 days

Ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Mike Danton Mike Danton Michael Sage Danton is a Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for the IFK Ore of the Swedish Division 1. Danton played for the New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League between 2000 and 2004, before being imprisoned for a conspiracy to commit murder...	St. Louis Blues	conspiracy to commit murder	7½ years	Has been released, is playing hockey for St Marys University in Halifax Nova Scotia Canada, The SMU Huskies Won the Canadian University Championship in 2009-2010,Defending Champs
Steve Durbano Steve Durbano Harry Steven "Mental Case" Durbano was a professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behavior on the ice and his larger-than-life persona off it....	retired	drug smuggling Smuggling Smuggling is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.There are various motivations to smuggle...	7 years
Bob Probert Bob Probert Robert Alan Probert was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Probert played for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks...	Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...	drug possession	90 days
Tom McCarthy Tom McCarthy (ice hockey b. 1960) Tom McCarthy is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 460 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins.-Playing career:...	retired	conspiracy to traffic drugs	five years and ten months	served approx. 4 years in U.S. and Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... .
Craig MacTavish Craig MacTavish Craig "MacT" MacTavish is the current head coach of the American Hockey League Chicago Wolves and a former ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League. He played centre for 19 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis...	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	vehicular homicide Vehicular homicide Vehicular homicide in most states in the United States, is a crime. In general, it involves death that results from the negligent operation of a vehicle, or more so a result from driving while committing an unlawful act that does not amount to a felony...	1 year
Nikolai Khabibulin Nikolai Khabibulin Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League...	Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....	drunk driving	30 days	Serves first 15 days of sentence with work release, last 15 days under house arrest

Martial arts

Martial arts

Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Evangelos Goussis Evangelos Goussis Evangelos Goussis, is an Australian former boxer and kickboxer from Geelong, Victoria, and is a multiple murderer, guilty of the murders of two victims of the Melbourne gangland killings...	Drug trafficking (1989)		Main article: Melbourne gangland killings Melbourne gangland killings The Melbourne gangland killings were the murders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia of 36 criminal figures or partners between 16 January 1998 and 13 August 2010. The murders were in a series of retributional murders involving various underworld groups. The deaths caused a sustained power vacuum...
	Attempted murder (1989)	18 months
	Possession of an unregistered firearm (2004)
	Murder (2006)	20 years imprisonment, 15 year non-parole period
	Murder (2008)	life imprisonment, 30 year non-parole period
Kazuyoshi Ishii Kazuyoshi Ishii is a Japanese master of Seidokaikan karate and founder of the K-1 fighting circuit, a widely televised international martial arts competition combining Muay Thai, karate, sanshou, taekwondo, kenpo, boxing, and kickboxing...	tax evasion Tax evasion Tax evasion is the general term for efforts by individuals, corporations, trusts and other entities to evade taxes by illegal means. Tax evasion usually entails taxpayers deliberately misrepresenting or concealing the true state of their affairs to the tax authorities to reduce their tax liability,...	22 months	Released after 14 months
Lee Murray Lee Murray Lee Lamrani Ibrahim "Lightning" Murray is an English-Moroccan mixed martial artist and convicted bank robber. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail in June 2010 for masterminding a 2006 £53 million armed raid in Kent, UK...	Armed robbery	10 years	Main article: Securitas depot robbery Securitas depot robbery The Securitas depot robbery was the largest cash robbery in British history, that took place on the evening of 21 February 2006 from 18:30 GMT until the early hours of 22 February...

Motorsport

Motorsport

Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...

Name	Team when arrested	Competing series when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Kim Ashkenazi	Inactive		Possession of cocaine with intent to supply	6 years, 6 months
			Possession of child pornography	9 months	Additional sentence
Kaye Don Kaye Don Kaye Don was a world record breaking car and speedboat racer who became a motorcycle dealer on his retirement from road racing and set up Ambassador Motorcycles.-Biography:...	MG Cars	N/A	Manslaughter	4 months
Roy James	Self entry	Formula Junior Formula Junior Formula Junior is an open wheel formula racing class first adopted in October 1958 by the CSI . The class was intended to provide an entry level class where you could use inexpensive mechanical components from ordinary automobiles...	Robbery with violence	25 years for conspiracy and a 30 years for armed robbery, to be served concurrently.	Released on parole in 1975. Main article 1963 Great Train Robbery Great Train Robbery (1963) The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2.6 million train robbery committed on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. The bulk of the stolen money was not recovered...
Juan Garriga Juan Garriga Juan Garriga is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is remembered for his aggressive riding style.Garriga had his best year in 1988, when he won three races and finished second in the 250cc world championship to Sito Pons. In 1990, he moved up to the 500cc class but failed to repeat his...	Retired	N/A	drug trafficking and possessing firearms	2 year suspended
Bertrand Gachot Bertrand Gachot Bertrand Gachot is a French-Belgian former racing driver.-Career:Gachot is the son of a French European Commission official. He began karting at the age of 15. In 1983 he attended Winfield School, a well-known racing-driving school in France. After this, he focused on his racing career, competing...	Jordan Grand Prix Jordan Grand Prix Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. The team is named after Irish businessman and founder Eddie Jordan...	Formula One Formula One Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...	Assault and use of offensive weapon	18 months	Sentence was reduced to nine months and six months suspended. Released after two months.
Michael Doohan Michael Doohan Michael "Mick" Doohan AM is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion, who won five consecutive 500 cc World Championships. Only Giacomo Agostini with eight and Valentino Rossi with seven have won more.-Biography:Originally from the Gold Coast, near Brisbane, Doohan attended St...	Retired	N/A	Assault	AU$2,500 fine
Junior Johnson Junior Johnson Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr. , better known as Junior Johnson, is a retired moonshiner in the rural South who became one of the early superstars of NASCAR in the 1950s and 1960s. He won 50 NASCAR races in his career before retiring in 1966...		NASCAR NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...  Grand National Series	Moonshining Moonshine Moonshine is an illegally produced distilled beverage...	2 years	Served 11 months, presidentially pardoned in 1986
Jason Lawrence Jason Lawrence Jason Lawrence is a professional motocross racer competing in the AMA Supercross division and Lucas Oil AMA Outdoor Nationals. He currently lives in California...	N/A	AMA Supercross Championship	assault with a deadly weapon, battery with serious bodily injury, and mayhem	365 days in detention center	Released after 4 months
Vic Lee Vic Lee Racing Vic Lee Racing formerly Vic Lee Motorsport was a UK auto racing team, most famous for running BMWs and Peugeots in the British Touring Car Championship, and most infamous for the drug-related convictions of its owner Vic Lee....	Vic Lee Motorsport (team manager/owner)	BTCC British Touring Car Championship The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...	Drugs trafficking	12 years (1993)	Presumably released in 1999, made a comeback when he announced a new team in 2000
	Vic Lee Racing (team manager/owner)			12 years (2005)
Randy Lanier Randy Lanier Randy Thomas Lanier is a former race car driver and convicted drug trafficker from the United States of America.-Personal life:...	Arciero Racing	CART Champ Car Champ Car was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...	conspiring to import and distribute marijuana and of being principal administrators of a Continuing Criminal Enterprise Continuing Criminal Enterprise The Continuing Criminal Enterprise Statute is a United States federal law that targets large-scale drug traffickers who are responsible for long-term and elaborate drug conspiracies...	Life without Parole	Ben Kramer was also convicted for the same case
			conspiracy	40 year (concurrent)
			tax fraud	5 year (concurrent)
Don Whittington Don Whittington Reginald "Don" Whittington is a former American racing driver from Lubbock, Texas who won the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans together with his brother Bill Whittington and Klaus Ludwig on a Porsche 935, although Ludwig, a multiple winner at Le Mans and elsewhere, did most of the driving in the heavy rain...	Patrick Racing Patrick Racing Patrick Racing was an auto racing team in both Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.Patrick Racing was started by Pat Patrick with the formation of CART in 1978. Patrick Racing would win three Indianapolis 500s and two CART championships, making it one of the most successful CART teams ever.In...		Money laundering	18 months
Bill Whittington Bill Whittington Bill Whittington is an American racing driver from Lubbock, Texas who won the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans together with his brother Don Whittington and Klaus Ludwig in a Porsche 935. The German professional Klaus Ludwig, multiple winner at Le Mans and elsewhere, did most of the driving in the heavy...	Arciero Racing		Income tax evasion and conspiracy to smuggle narcotics	15 years
John Paul, Sr. John Paul, Sr. John Lee Paul was an American racecar driver. After his racing career he served a 15-year prison sentence for a variety of crimes including drug trafficking and shooting a Federal witness. In 2001 he disappeared on his boat while being sought for questioning by officials regarding the...	JLP Racing (team owner/driver)	IMSA Camel GT IMSA GT Championship IMSA GT was a sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association. Races took place primarily in the United States and occasionally in Canada.-History:...	Drugs possession (1979)	3 years probation, $32,500 fine	Paul, Jr. and Sr was convicted for the same incident on both occasions
			Possession of false passport (1985)	6 months	Served sentence in Switzerland. Later extradited to the U.S.
			Importing marijuana, tax evasion, possession of false passport and attempted murder of a federal witness	25 years	Released after serving 15 years, currently wanted for questioning since 2001 for a disappearance case.
John Paul, Jr. John Paul, Jr. John Lee Paul, Jr. is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and winner of the 1982 12 Hours of Sebring while co-driving with his father John Paul, Sr....	JLP Racing	IMSA Camel GT IMSA GT Championship IMSA GT was a sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association. Races took place primarily in the United States and occasionally in Canada.-History:...	Drugs possession (1979)	3 years probation, $32,500 fine
	Conte Racing		Racketeering (1986)	5 years	Served 28 months
	Doug Shierson Racing Doug Shierson Racing Doug Shierson Racing is a former racing team that competed in the CART Championship Car Series from 1982 to 1990. The team was sponsored by Domino's Pizza for its entire run in CART.-Early years:...	CART Champ Car Champ Car was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...
Jos Verstappen Jos Verstappen Johannes Franciscus "Jos" Verstappen nicknamed "Jos the Boss" is a Dutch racing driver. He is the most successful Dutch Formula One driver, and has also won races in A1 Grand Prix and Le Mans Series LMP2 races...	Arrows Arrows Arrows Grand Prix International was a British Formula One team active from to . For a period of time, it was also known as Footwork.-Origins :...	Formula One Formula One Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...	Assault	5 years suspended	Sentence was given after settling an out-of-court settlement with his victim
			Harassment and assault	3 months suspended and € Euro The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,... 1650 fine
Anthony Gobert Anthony Gobert Anthony Gobert is a professional motorcycle road racer nicknamed The Go Show. He was a rider of immense promise and talent who had his career derailed by a personal struggle with drug abuse...	inactive		Theft	AUD$600 fine and given 300 hours community service
Salt Walther Salt Walther David "Salt" Walther , is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He also drove NASCAR stock cars, unlimited hydroplane boats, and was a car owner in USAC....	inactive		check fraud (1987)	not specified
			drug abuse (1987)	not specified
	George Walther	CART Champ Car Champ Car was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race... /USAC United States Automobile Club The United States Auto Club is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500...	theft (1992)	not specified
	inactive/retired		illegal conveyance of painkillers into the jail (1998)	6 months, 3 years probation
			child endangering (2000)	180 days
			violating probation terms (2000)	10 months	For violation of terms for the 1998 case
			Failure to pay child support (2005)	not specified	Already served 240 hours in jail
			violation of community control terms (2007)	10 months in prison, had served 240 days in jail	Prison terms are to run consecutively
			"fleeing and eluding" (2007)	3 years
Charles Zwolsman Charles Zwolsman Charles Zwolsman Jr. is a race car driver who formerly competed in the Champ Car World Series. He is the son of former sports car racing driver and career criminal, Charles Zwolsman, Sr., who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Zwolsman started racing go karts before competing in Formula...	inactive		Drugs smuggling	2 years (1987)
	Euro Racing (team owner/driver)	WSC World Sportscar Championship The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance and road racing events in Europe and North America with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid,...		5 years (1994)	Was given an extra year following a retrial in 1995, released in 1997
	inactive			8 years (2001)	Released in 2005.
			possession of 2,000 kilos of hashish and 4 counts of firearm possession	3 years (2010)	Died whilst serving sentence in 2011
Ben Kramer		Superboat	conspiring to import and distribute marijuana and of being principal administrators of a continuing criminal enterprise	Life without parole (1988)	Also convicted for another drug smuggling case in 1977
			Federal money laundering (1990)		Was serving sentence when convicted
			manslaughter	19 years (1996)	Was already serving sentence when convicted for a 1987 murder of Donald Aronow Donald Aronow Donald Joel Aronow was an American designer, builder and racer of the famous Magnum Marine, Cigarette, Donzi, and Formula speed boats. He built speedboats for the His Imperial Majesty Shah of Iran, Charles Keating, Robert Vesco, Malcolm Forbes, and George H. W. Bush. President Lyndon Johnson - in...
George Morales		Superboat	Drugs smuggling	16 years
Eddie Trotta		APBA Offshore	tax evasion	?	Served 4 years, released in 1987
Slick Gardner		Retired	animal cruelty and grand theft	1 year	Sentence given following plea bargain, originally served house arrest but jailed following parole violation.

Rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

Name	Team when arrested	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Tony Neary Tony Neary Anthony "Tony" Neary is a former England international rugby union player. He represented England at U18's basketball as well as rugby. He attended De La Salle College, Salford and Liverpool University before qualifying as a solicitor....	Retired	Fraud	5 years

Sailing

Sailing

Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Philippe Jeantot Philippe Jeantot Philippe Jeantot is a French former deep sea diver, who achieved recognition as a sailor for long-distance, single-handed racing and record-setting...	Tax evasion	2 years suspended and €15,000 fine	Currently under investigation for another fraud case

Skateboarding

Skateboarding

Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Jay Adams Jay Adams Jay Adams is one of the original Z-Boys and is considered one of the most influential skateboarders of all time.-Career:He was born in Venice, California...	felony assault	6 months
	Unspecified Drug charges	2 years, 6 months	Served sentenced in Hawaii
	Involvement in a drugs deal	4 years	Currently completing sentence in a halfway house Halfway house The purpose of a halfway house, also called a recovery house or sober house, is generally to allow people to begin the process of reintegration with society, while still providing monitoring and support; this is generally believed to reduce the risk of recidivism or relapse when compared to a...
Christian Hosoi Christian Hosoi Christian Rosha Hosoi is an American professional skateboarder. He is also known by the nicknames "Christ" and "Holmes". Hosoi is married to a former night club dancer Jenn Lee and has four sons, James Hosoi, Rhythm Hosoi , Classic Hosoi and Endless Hosoi...	Drug trafficking	10 years	Released after serving a 4 years
Mark Rogowski Mark Rogowski Mark "Gator" Rogowski was a figurehead of professional skateboarding in the 1980s and very early 1990s. His career ended when he was convicted of assaulting, raping and murdering Jessica Bergsten on March 6, 1992...	Rape and murder	31 years	Ineligible for parole until February 2018

Snooker

Snooker

Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Silvino Francisco Silvino Francisco Silvino Francisco is a retired South African professional snooker player.Francisco comes from a snooker-playing family. His brother Mannie and nephew Peter both played at a high level, Mannie having been a runner-up in the World Amateur Billiards Championship on several occasions, and Peter having...	Drugs smuggling	3 years

Sumo wrestling

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Wakakirin Shinichi Wakakirin Shinichi Wakakirin Shinichi is a former sumo wrestler from Hyogo prefecture in Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 9. He was thrown out of the sport in February 2009 after being arrested for cannabis possession. In 2010 he became a professional wrestler.-Sumo career:Born in Kawanishi, he made his...	Cannabis possession	10 months, 3 years suspended
Futatsuryū Jun'ichi	Murder	6 years	Main article: Tokitsukaze stable hazing scandal

Surfing

Surfing

Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Mickey Dora	grand larceny Grand Larceny Grand Larceny is a 1987 thriller film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring Marilu Henner, Ian McShane, Omar Sharif and Louis Jourdan.-Plot summary:...  (Credit card fraud)	not specified
	check fraud

Tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

Name	Offense	Sentence	Notes
Boris Becker Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...	tax evasion	2 years probation, $500,000 fine
Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career high world singles ranking of World No...	theft, fraud Fraud In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation...	2 years	Released after one year.http://www.dc.state.fl.us/InmateReleases/list.asp?DataAction=Filter&SexOffOnly=0&dcnumber=&LastName=tanner&FirstName=roscoe&SearchAliases=on&Sex=ALL&Race=ALL&OffenseCategory=ALL&ClassificationStatus=ALL&CurrentCustody=ALL&IdentifierType=ALL&Identifier=&EyeColor=ALL&HairColor=ALL&FromAge=&ToAge=&FromWeight=&ToWeight=&FromHeightFeet=&FromHeightInches=&ToHeight=&ToHeightFeet=&ToHeightInches=&ZipCode=&ScarType=ALL&ScarLocation=ALL&ScarDescription=&photosonly=&nophotos=on&items=20&CommitmentCounty=ALL&subjecttype=ALL&facility=ALL&proposedresidencecounty=ALL&workskill=ALLFlorida DOC record]
Bill Tilden Bill Tilden William Tatem Tilden II , nicknamed "Big Bill," is often considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. An American tennis player who was the World No. 1 player for seven years, he won 14 Majors including ten Grand Slams and four Pro Slams. Bill Tilden dominated the world of...	contributing to the delinquency of a minor	1 year (1946)	Served 7½ months
		1 year (1949)	10 months