At number one, the most shocking scandal is, Orienthal James Simpson. After being questioned as a suspect to the murder of his wife, Nicole Brown and her friend, Ron Goldman, he fell into panic which led to one of the most monumental events in American history, the White Bronco Chase.
While being chased by the cops in his White Ford Bronco, O.J fans lined the highway to get a look at him. After being found not-guilty, he spent nine years in prison for a separate crime of robbery.
As respected as he is, Kobe Bryant doesn’t talk about his past misconduct. He was called to the court when he was accused of sexual harassment toward a California hotel worker. The woman refused to testify in court, but even so, Bryant ranted on Twitter that he allegedly did not touch that woman.
Michael Vick was one of the biggest names in the NFL world in 2007 until he was arrested for endorsing an illegal dog fighting ring. He implicated a dogfighting ring and housed about fifty Pitbulls that were raised and trained to fight. Those who were involved in the ring would bet on dogs they deemed a winner. After being convicted, Vick’s former team, the Falcons refused to accept him back.
Tiger Woods was caught being chased out of his house by his wife who was threatening him with a golf club on Thanksgiving in 2009. Woods got caught cheating after his wife read texts from 12 mistresses. After receiving public backlash, Woods took an indefinite leave from professional golf. He got divorced and lost custody of his kids.
Although evidence proves that there is a good chance that this is true, one of the greatest sports conspiracies still raises questions today. Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan were the two top ice skaters in the country and were seen as rivals. In 1994, a video was released of a man smashing Kerrigan’s knee with a lead pipe right before the U.S figure skating Championships. Many believe he was a hitman hired by Harding and Kerrigan’s career was never restored.
