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At one point, these guys were at the top of the fitness pyramid. But after the spotlight gets shut off, the paychecks stop coming in, and the Sunday League is the only league they're competiting in, some athletes let it all out. Yes, even superstars like Charles Barkley, Mike Tyson, and Diego Maradona gained a few pant sizes. We would too, after all—they've been dieting and exercising strenuously their entire lives. In their retired state, it's time to kick back, pop open a beer, take down a cheeseburger, and just get fat. For evidence of increasing waist and chin sizes, we put together a gallery of Athletes Who Got Ridiculously Fat After Retirement.
Rulon Gardner
Career Years: 2000-2004
Yes, that is a former Olympic athlete weighing in at 474 pounds.
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Roberto Durán
Career Years: 1972-2000
Looks like he has more chins than he had title belts.
Mike Scioscia
Career Years: 1980-1992
Throw a beard on Mike Scioscia now, and he'd be Santa Claus.
Magic Johnson
Career Years: 1979-1996
I guess that's what happens when you own 30 Burger King restaurants.
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Keith McCants
Career Years: 1990-1995
He's an NFL bust and a broke man, but damn does he have love handles.
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Roger Clemens
Career Years: 1984-2007
All of those steroids are starting to turn that beef into fat.
JaMarcus Russell
Career Years: 2007-2009
JaMarcus Russell recently worked out for the Bears, but his career has been over. So has his body, too.
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O.J. Simpson
Career Years: 1969-1979
Let's hope that he's hitting the yard and working off some of those pounds in jail.
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Diego Maradona
Career Years: 1976-1997
How can he even bend over to tie his boot laces anymore?
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Ronaldo
Career Years: 1993-2011
There's a reason why Cristiano Ronaldo is known as just "Ronaldo" and this guy is now "Fat Ronaldo."
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