25 rich athletes that went broke

Ugo Ferst · 06-29-2009, 01:41 AM

crazy stats, crazy stories, check it out, discuss...

25 Rich Athletes Who Went Broke | Business Pundit

"Athletes may boast eye-popping sports abilities, but when it comes to money, their inner klutzes come out. 78% of former NFL players are broke or financially stressed after retirement, and 60% of former NBA players go broke five years after retiring, according to Sports Illustrated. Broke athletes are practically an epidemic. Read about the 25 athletes who went broke below, and you’ll understand why."

Febreezy · 06-29-2009, 01:47 AM

Damn.
Mike is an idiot and I noticed alot of them are boxers.

**fancylad** · 06-29-2009, 11:50 AM

neat list.

Poor Rocket.

they spelled Riise's name wrong. also surprised to see him on the list.

Sometimes it kills me to see how people can be careless with money.

**'trane** · 06-29-2009, 11:51 AM

george best was, at one and the same time, foolish and totally awesome.

**fancylad** · 06-29-2009, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'trane

george best was, at one and the same time, foolish and totally awesome.

That pretty much sums him up to a tee.

Windex · 06-29-2009, 12:04 PM

Henry had 9 kids with 9 women, cut me a slice of that

**'trane** · 06-29-2009, 12:09 PM

that sounds like 9 headaches, 9 support payments, 9 future demands for a piece of the pie, and 9 constantly angry baby mama's... no thanks.

Acie · 06-29-2009, 12:11 PM

I think he meant he'd like to have a kid with him and collect support payments.

**'trane** · 06-29-2009, 12:12 PM

right... my bad.

Windex · 06-29-2009, 12:31 PM

u could be right

LX · 06-29-2009, 12:40 PM

There are all kinds of lottery winners that go through the same kinds of things.

Then you have guys like Tom Forzani playing small time in the CFL and converting that into a huge retail empire.

06-29-2009, 01:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ugo Ferst is pounding the rock! Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4,232 Representing:	25 rich athletes that went broke crazy stats, crazy stories, check it out, discuss... 25 Rich Athletes Who Went Broke \| Business Pundit "Athletes may boast eye-popping sports abilities, but when it comes to money, their inner klutzes come out. 78% of former NFL players are broke or financially stressed after retirement, and 60% of former NBA players go broke five years after retiring, according to Sports Illustrated. Broke athletes are practically an epidemic. Read about the 25 athletes who went broke below, and you’ll understand why."

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Febreezy Rob Ford's dopeman. Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Anywhere there's Internet Posts: 2,804 Representing:	Damn. Mike is an idiot and I noticed alot of them are boxers.

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fancylad blah! nosce te ipsum Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: east side. Posts: 13,266 Representing:	neat list. Poor Rocket. they spelled Riise's name wrong. also surprised to see him on the list. Sometimes it kills me to see how people can be careless with money.

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'trane www.torontoraptorsforum.com giant steps Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,190 Representing:	george best was, at one and the same time, foolish and totally awesome.

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'trane www.torontoraptorsforum.com giant steps Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,190 Representing:	that sounds like 9 headaches, 9 support payments, 9 future demands for a piece of the pie, and 9 constantly angry baby mama's... no thanks.

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Acie landry fields forever Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Living in a van down by the river Posts: 19,088 Representing:	I think he meant he'd like to have a kid with him and collect support payments.

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LX effin' ineffable In the Paint Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 30,070 Representing:	There are all kinds of lottery winners that go through the same kinds of things. Then you have guys like Tom Forzani playing small time in the CFL and converting that into a huge retail empire.