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Intro
From having ridiculously hot wives to mega million dollar contracts to a legion of loyal hometown fans, it's no secret that professional athletes have it all. But if there is one thing that can cut any athlete down to size, it is getting arrested and posing for the dreaded mugshot. And while it can happen for a variety of reasons, they all tend to find a person in the most vulnerable and embarrassing position of their careers. But their loss is our amusing gain. So, leave it up to us to bring you a list of your favorite sports stars, like Allen Iverson, Mike Tyson and Deion Sanders, in photos that they may wish they had never taken. Check out the best of the worst in The Funniest Athlete Mug Shots of All-Time...
Hines Ward
Hines Ward
Year: 2011
Arrested For: Drunk driving.
Ahh, the remorseful, off-to-the-side look. Hines, we didn't think you had that look in you considering all the smiling you do on the field. We got dirt on you, doggy.
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Year: 2002
Arrested For: Assault on his wife.
Judging by the color of the polo Stone Cold threw on that day, dude definitely knew he was about to do some shit to get himself locked up. Yet another athlete x style fail.
Sergei Fedorov
Sergei Federov
Year: 2001
Arrested For: DWI.
Sergei Fedorov wasn't drunk enough to be hit with a DUI but we gotta admit, that mugshot is telling us otherwise, like, Fedorov-the deep end.
Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Arenas
Year: 2006
Arrested For: Ignoring a police officer's command. When Arenas got out of his car to assist teammate Awvee Storey, who was being arrested for blocking traffic, an officer told Arenas to return to his car, which Arenas reportedly ignored, resulting in his arrest.
Even though he has a look of guilt all over his face, Arenas actually got arrested for trying to help out a friend. You gotta give it up for Agent Zero for trying to dish out the assists on and off the court.
Randy Moss
Randy Moss
Year: 2002
Arrested For: Careless driving and failure to obey a traffic officer.
This is about as clean cut as we've ever seen Randy Moss. The downside is it was for a mug shot. No need to ask if he made bail. Straight cash, homie!
Dontrelle Willis
Dontrelle Willis
Year: 2006
Arrested For: Getting out of his Bentley, urinating in the street, getting back in the car, and driving away.
Did you expect Dontrelle to walk into a bathroom and risk having people notice him? Nowadays, he can stroll into any bathroom and people will give him the "you look familiar" answer. Also, peep the hairline . You got some competition, Bron Bron.
Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Year: 2010
Arrested For: Public drunkenness.
We would've loved to be there when Chris Jericho was going through his public drunkenness. Just so we could see how much more of a douchebag he could be when he was under the influence.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Year: 2010
Arrested For: Grand larceny (his ex accused him of stealing her iPhone).
You know what's crazier than someone believing that Money Mayweather didn't try to put a positive spin on this photo op? Someone believing that Floyd would actually steal his ex-wife's iPhone. Has she not seen this? Homie could buy hundreds of iPhones with those racks. Sidebar: R.I.P, Steve Jobs.
Charles Oakley
Charles Oakley
Year: 2007
Arrested For: Impaired driving.
What Oakley's expression says: "SMH, think this shit would've happened if I had MJ with me?"
Dennis Rodman
Dennis Rodman
Year: 1999
Arrested For: Assaulting his wife (who, at the time, was Carmen Electra).
Hitting Carmen Electra in her prime? Epic win. Hitting Carmen Electra in that other way? Epic fail.
Jeff Garcia
Jeff Garcia
Year: 2004
Arrested For: DUI.
We don't care what the situation is, if we were smashing a Playmate we'd be all smiles 24/7.
Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Taylor
Year: 2009
Arrested For: Leaving the scene of an accident
Do you see that? That's the "I can't believe I got caught up in this shit again" look.
Lex Luger
Lex Luger
Year: 2003
Arrested For: Illegal bodybuilding drugs in his home.
Lex Luger the wrestler was caught with illegal bodybuilding drugs in the crib. Are you really all that surprised? But if someone nabbed Lex Luger the producer with illegal bodybuilding drugs, then there's a story. Everyone knows you can't produce beats like that without some kind of PEDs. Ahem, Dr. Dre.
Michael Irvin
Michael Irvin
Year: 2005
Arrested For: Possession of drug paraphernalia.
No matter the situation, it pays to have a positive attitude...and tons of lawyer money.
Deion Sanders
Deion Sanders
Year: 1996
Arrested For: Trespassing (fishing on a lake owned by Southwest Florida International Airport).
In the mid '90s, Deion was at the height of his career and his Prime Time persona seemed larger than life. Now fishing on private property he had been warned not to do so on? Not so badass. Just bad and ass.
Josh Hamilton
Josh Hamilton
Year: 2005
Arrested For: A drunken rampage on his 24th birthday, which included punching in the windshield of a friend's truck and tearing off the vehicle's rearview mirror. Plus, he broke a baseball bat over his knee.
Your wildest night couldn't possibly trump the way Josh Hamilton celebrated his 24th birthday? Unless it also involved punching in the windshield of your friend's truck, tearing off the vehicle's rear-view mirror, and breaking a baseball bat over your knee. If so, stay at least 200 feet away from us.
Scottie Pippen
Scottie Pippen
Year: 1999
Arrested For: Drunk Driving
Let's be honest here, this mugshot looks like it could be photoshopped. But in reality, it's just Scottie making the most out of any time when someone wants to take a picture of him. Living in the shadow of MJ is hard, son!
Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Year: 2005
Arrested For: Accused of throttling a fellow motorist during a road rage incident.
A wrestler goes off on somebody because of roid rage, you don't say. Oh wait, did you say road rage? Eh, it's all the same for those guys. Whoo!
John Daly
John Daly
Year: 2008
Arrested For: Public drunkenness.
We can't really blame John Daly. If we lost $60 million in casinos, we'd get plastered and look something like this, too.
Braylon Edwards
Braylon Edwards
Year: 2010
Arrested For: DUI.
Getting hit with a DUI is a serious case. But that Freeway-esque beard is kind of badass.
Michael Dokes
Michael Dokes
Year: 1999
Arrested For: Assault on his fiancee.
This former heavyweight boxer who once defeated Evander Holyfield took this pic after allegedly laying hands on his fiance. SMH, bet he wouldn't of tried that shit had Riddick Bowe been there.
Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams
Year: 2000
Arrested For: Refusal to sign a traffic ticket.
Now why would Ricky rather go to jail than sign a traffic ticket? Soundtrack, please!
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony
Year: 2008
Arrested For: DUI.
Yup, this definitely seems like the same dude who said he'd pay five grand to whoever slapped the shit out of Kat Stacks. #sameolg
The Big Show
The Big Show
Year: 1998
Arrested For: Indecent exposure; allegedly exposing himself to a female hotel employee.
The Big Show? Indecent exposure? Definitely a bit too pauseworthy for our liking.
Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson
Year: 2002
Arrested For: Gun and assault charges.
Some people will say that so-and-so looked like a million bucks. But right here, AI looks like a couple bucks after taking this mugshot for gun and assault charges, which is kinda ironic because that's probably the same amount of money dude had left in his bank account after gambling it all away.
Miguel Cabrera
Miguel Cabrera
Year: 2011
Arrested For: Drunk driving; two counts of resisting an officer without violence.
After getting pulled over, Miguel Cabrera thought there was no time like the present to pull out the bottle of Scotch and drink it right in front of a police officer. Of course he just got a slap on the wrist and had one of his best offensive seasons this year. Athletes stay winning.
Maurice Clarett
Maurice Clarett
Year: 2006
Arrested For: Erratic driving, carrying three handguns and an AK-47.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Or in this case, a thousand explanations. Like, why in the world would you spit on an officer? Why were you carrying katana and a loaded AK-47 in your car? Why'd you fuck up your career? We can go on and on...
Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant
Year: 1989
Arrested For: Assault (Roughing up a cameraman).
Two words: Beast. Mode. #nuffsaid
Booker T
Booker T
Year: 1987
Arrested For: Committing several armed robberies of Wendy's restaurants in Houston. He was working at Wendy's at the time.
Going from robbing your employer to robbing fans like this dude of their sanity and making them believe wrestling is a real sport? Yup, that's an upgrade.
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Year: 2006
Arrested For: Drunk driving and cocaine possession.
After going through his fair share of mugshots, Mike Tyson must've been tired of the same old photo routine and decided to spice things up a bit. At least it diverted our attention away from the drunk driving and cocaine possession charge. Well played, Iron Mike.