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Most Controversial Athletes
OJ Simpson was tried and acquitted for the murder of his wife. He later went to prison for armed robbery and kidnapping
Image Credit: Getty Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was convicted for culpable homicide after he shot and killed his girlfriend
Image Credit: AFP Boxer Mike Tyson served a sentence for the rape of an 18-year-old. He also bit an opponent's ear off during a match
Image Credit: Instagram/MikeTyson From the 'Hand of God' to his cocaine addiction, Diego Maradona was one of the best but also most controversial footballers ever
Image Credit: AFP Lance Armstrong had his seven consecutive Tour de France titles stripped after a doping investigation
Image Credit: Getty Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce -- an Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete, came out as a transgender woman
Image Credit: Getty Marion Jones had three gold medals and a bronze from the 2000 Olympics stripped for the use of steroids
Image Credit: AFP Legendary golfer Tiger Woods had his reputation marred when knowledge of his extra-marital affairs became public
Image Credit: AFP Involved in one of the biggest match-fixing scandals in cricket, Hansie Cronje died in a plane crash in 2002
Image Credit: Getty Colin Kaepernick became a controversial figure in the US after he knelt in protest during the national anthem
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