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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

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Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was convicted for culpable homicide after he shot and killed his girlfriend

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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

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From the 'Hand of God' to his cocaine addiction, Diego Maradona was one of the best but also most controversial footballers ever

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Lance Armstrong had his seven consecutive Tour de France titles stripped after a doping investigation

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Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce -- an Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete, came out as a transgender woman

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Marion Jones had three gold medals and a bronze from the 2000 Olympics stripped for the use of steroids

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Legendary golfer Tiger Woods had his reputation marred when knowledge of his extra-marital affairs became public

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Involved in one of the biggest match-fixing scandals in cricket, Hansie Cronje died in a plane crash in 2002

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Colin Kaepernick became a controversial figure in the US after he knelt in protest during the national anthem

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