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We celebrate this tax day with a collection of athletes who either cheated their taxes or ended up destitute. Not all of them are in the red (just most) but they've all had trouble managing their overwhelming fortunes. John Elway isn't broke but he did lose $15 million through fraud which is a harder hit than he ever took in the NFL. Mike Tyson really owned two white Bengal tigers and Latrell Sprewell should've signed that Timberwolves contract.
With that said, we want to welcome this April 15 by showing you the range of emotions you can experience from falling from the top so instantly and so publicly. After all, you may never have a bank account with eight zeroes but at least when you fail it’s not made into a slideshow called, The Many Struggle Faces of Broke Athletes.
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Hulk Hogan
Career Earnings: $200,000,000 (Reportedly rebounded to $5,000,000)
The "daughter's album sales" face.
Vince Young
Career Earnings: $60,000,000
The "I got money to blow, fuck deez hoez" face.
Rollie Fingers
Career Earnings: $3,000,000 (Very conservative estimate)
The "I'm going to buy every pistachio farm on the west coast when I grow up" face.
Helio Castroneves
Career Earnings: $19,000,000
The "Right, but I paid my taxes last year" face.
Chris McAlister
Career Earnings: $50,000,000
The "did dad say he was busting out the grill tonight?" face
Pete Rose
Career Earnings: $7,000,000
The "not sweating the IRS when I got dem titties" face.
Dennis Rodman
Career Earnings: $50,000,000
The "what exactly did you expect?" face.
Travis Henry
Career Earnings: $20,000,000
The "FML" face.
Curt Schilling
Career Earnings: $114,000,000
The "I have nothing to lose by fucking fisting you right now, so don't push me" face.
Antoine Walker
Career Earnings: $110,000,000
The "credit card bill" face.
Lenny Dykstra
Career Earnings: $36,000,000+
The "absolutely do not care anymore" face.
Mike Tyson
Career Earnings: $350,000,000-$400,000,000
The "aw, not my white tiger!" face.
Jose Canseco
Career Earnings: $45,000,000+
The "making mental notes of all your PED usage for a book later" face.
Mark Brunell
Career Earnings: $50,000,000
The "don't really care anymore" face.
Eddy Curry
Career Earnings: $70,000,000
The "thank God I got those four years at Thornwood High to fall back on" face.
Warren Sapp
Career Earnings: $60,000,000
The "alimony every month!?" face.
John Elway
Career Earnings: $52,000,000
The "fuck is this a Ponzi scheme!?" face.
Manny Pacquiao
Career Earnings: $180,000,000+
The "okay fine, make me pay my taxes" face.
Tiki Barber
Career Earnings: $35,000,000
The "Got it! I'll fake my death and pretend I'm Ronde." face.
Shawn Kemp
Career Earnings: $92,000,000
The "right, sure, rubbers are only ten bucks" face.
John Daly
Career Earnings: $13,000,000
The "rock bottom" face.
Evander Holyfield
Career Earnings: $250,000,000
The "mention my finances one more time" face.
Latrell Sprewell
Career Earnings: $100,000,000
The "only in this, my twilight hour, do I understand the folly of my transgressions" face. No, just kidding, the "I'm gonna choke my accountant" face.
Allen Iverson
Career Earnings: $200,000,000
The "we talkin' bout taxes" face.
O.J. Simpson
Career Earnings: $15,000,000 (Estimated Net Worth in 1997)
The "shoot, can't win 'em all" face.