Darren Sharper And 15 Athletes Who Turned Out To Be Total Scumbags

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Darren Sharper And 15 Athletes Who Turned Out To Be Total Scumbags

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Here's a look at the 10 athletes who turned out to rank similarly on the scumbag scale to one Darren Sharper.

15. O.J. Simpson - NFL

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15. O.J. Simpson - NFL

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O.J Simpson managed to get in trouble even after being acquitted for murdering his wife, and now he's locked away for the rest of his life. Not only is he a scumbag, but apparently he is a dumb one at that.

14. Aaron Hernandez - NFL

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14. Aaron Hernandez - NFL

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For whatever reason, Aaron Hernandez 'allegedly' killed his friend in the New England area and is possibly linked to other murders that happened in the region years prior.

13. Rae Carruth - NFL

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13. Rae Carruth - NFL

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Rae Carruth had his girlfriend, who was pregnant with his child at the time, murdered by a friend of his in a plot which he took part in by forcing her car to stop with his own. As a result, Carruth is currently serving an 18-24 year sentence in prison.

12. Mike Danton - NHL

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12. Mike Danton - NHL

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In 2004, just a few days after his St. Louis Blues were eliminated from the playoffs, Mike Danton was placed under arrest on charges of conspiracy to commit murder. Danton had been caught in a police sting attempting to hire a hitman to kill his agent, Scott Frost.

11. Ugeth Urbina - MLB

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11. Ugeth Urbina - MLB

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Ugeth Urbina made his name as a two time All-Star closer in MLB, but clearly being a stellar professional athlete wasn't good enough. In 2005, Urbina was convicted of attempted murder stemming from an incident where he attacked people with a machete and poured gasoline on them after falsely accusing the group of trying to steal something from his property.

10. Dave Meggett - NFL

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10. Dave Meggett - NFL

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Dave Meggett had his share of arrests throughout his life, but it all came to an end in 2010 when he was sentenced to 30 years in prison as a result of burglary and sexual misconduct charges.

9. Keith Wright - NFL

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9. Keith Wright - NFL

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Keith Wright was arrested in 2011 and ultimately convicted in 2012 on 19 charges including burglary, sexual assault and false imprisonment stemming from a home invasion. He was ultimately sentenced to 234 years in prison.

8. Chad Curtis - MLB

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8. Chad Curtis - MLB

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Chad Curtis won multiple World Series rings as a member of the New York Yankees, but his post-playing days went quite differently. In 2013, Curtis was convicted of six counts of criminal sexual misconduct stemming from his job as a football coach at a high school. Multiple female students at the school accused him of inappropriately touching them, and he's now serving a 7-15 year sentence as a result.

7. Tonya Harding - Figure Skating

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7. Tonya Harding - Figure Skating

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While Tonya Harding didn't murder, or attempt to murder anyone like many on this list, she was somewhat involved in one of the biggest scandals in sports history when her associates attempted to break rival Nancy Kerrigan's leg by smashing it with a metal baton. Harding claimed to be innocent, but she plead guilty on a lesser charge and avoided jail time.

6. Tom Payne - NBA

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6. Tom Payne - NBA

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Tom Payne was the first African-American to play basketball at Kentucky and ultimately went on to the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks; but that was just the beginning of his story. He would go on to be sentenced for rape on numerous occasions, leading to countless prison terms during his post-playing career.

5. Oscar Pistorius - Track

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5. Oscar Pistorius - Track

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Known as the "Blade Runner" South African track star Oscar Pistorius rose to fame for being at the top of his sport despite not having legs. However, he ultimately killed his girlfriend in a domestic dispute and is currently serving time in prison.

4. Sally McNeil - Bodybuilding

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4. Sally McNeil - Bodybuilding

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Sally McNeil was a popular female bodybuilder in the 1980s, but unfortunately went on to murder her husband -- fellow bodybuilder Ray McNeil -- by shooting him after an argument on Valentine's Day in 1995.

3. Gavin Grant - Soccer

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3. Gavin Grant - Soccer

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English footballer Gavin Grant has been put to trial for two murders in his lifetime. The first, he was found not guilty of. But the second would not provide the same fate for Grant. In 2010 he was convicted of murder, and is currently serving a 25 to life sentence.

2. Terry Underwood - NFL

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2. Terry Underwood - College Football, CFL

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Former Wagner football standout Terry Underwood was arrested and imprisoned for the murder of his pregnant wife in 1998, although he continues to profess his innocence to this day.

1. Darryl Henley - NFL

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1. Darryl Henley - NFL

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Former Los Angeles Rams cornerback Darryl Henley got himself in trouble with the law for cocaine trafficking, and went on to make it worse by attempting to hire contract killers to wipe out the judge and a potential witness involved with his trial. Needless to say, that didn't go over so well. Henley's currently serving a 41 year prison sentence.

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