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This list includes some Professional sportspeople convicted of serious crimes (such as felonies in the United States). This list also includes amateur sportspeople who have competed at the highest level of competition (e.g. Olympic level).

American Football

Name Team when arrested Offense Sentence Notes
Rae Carruth Carolina Panthers conspiracy to commit murder 24 years[1] North Carolina DOC record
Cecil Collins Miami Dolphins burglary 15 years[2] May face further imprisonment in Louisiana after release from Florida prison. listing at Florida DOC
Dwayne Goodrich Dallas Cowboys criminally negligent homicide 12 1/2 years [3] Hit and run accident. Eligible for parole in 2009.[4]
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson retired (from Dallas Cowboys) sexual assault, bribery 4 years, eight months released after serving 28 months[5]
Darryl Henley Los Angeles Rams drug trafficking, attempted conspiracy to commit murder 41 years[6] expected release date 03-28-2031[7]
Terry "Tank" Johnson Chicago Bears probation violation relating to weapons possession 120 days served 60 days[8]
Jamal Lewis Baltimore Ravens using a cell phone to facilitate a drug deal four months served four months[9]
Leonard Little St. Louis Cardinals involuntary manslaughter three months[10] Involved in fatal car crash while intoxicated.
Dexter Manley Washington Redskins drug possession, evidence tampering 4 years (1996) 2 years (2002) served over three years total[11]
Byron "Bam" Morris Kansas City Chiefs drug trafficking 30 months Released after serving two and a half years[12]
Eugene "Mercury" Morris retired from Miami Dolphins drug trafficking 20 years conviction overturned - reached plea bargain and released after serving 3 years[13]
Nate Newton retired from Dallas Cowboys drug trafficking 7 1/2 years (two separate convictions)[2] released after serving about two and a half years[14]
Lawrence Phillips released/retired assault with a deadly weapon (intentionally driving into victims) 10 years [15]
Robert Rozier (a.k.a. Robert Rameses) retired from Arizona Cardinals[3] multiple murders multiple convicted of four murders, served 10 years and placed in witness protection after testifying against Yahweh Ben Yahweh, later sentenced to 25 to life on check kiting charge under three strikes rule[16]
Art Schlichter Indianapolis Colts forgery, theft, others 16 years[17] committed over 20 felonies related to gambling, released from prison in June 2006[18]
Alonzo Spellman retired/cut (from Chicago Bears interference with a flight crew, simple assault[19] 18 months served one year
Michael Vick Atlanta Falcons conspiracy, related to dog fighting[20] 23 months[21]
Stanley Wilson Sr. retired from Cincinnati Bengals burglary 22 years sentence was under a third strike provision [22]

Athletics (track and field)

Name Offense Sentence Notes
David Jenkins Trafficking of anabolic steroids 7 years Released after 9 months[23]
Marion Jones Obstruction of justice, perjury 6 months & 200 hours community service [24]
Tim Montgomery fraud
drug distribution 		46 months[25]
5 years[26] 		Sentences to be served consecutively
Steven Riddick Money laundering & fraud 5 years [27]

Australian rules football

Name Offense Sentence Notes
David Dench Fraud 4 months [28]
Andrew Krakouer Assault 16 months [29]

Canadian Football

Name Team when arrested Offense Sentence Notes
Trevis Smith Saskatchewan Roughriders aggravated sexual assault 5½ years [30]
Terry Underwood released/retired (from Toronto Argonauts) murder 30-60 years eligible for Parole in 2028.[31][32] Page at NJ DOC

Association football (Soccer)

English Football League

Name Team when arrested Offense Sentence Notes
athletes involved in the 1964 British betting scandal
Jimmy Gauld Everton F.C. conspiracy to defraud 4 years [33]
Peter Swan Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 4 months
Tony Kay
David Layne
Tony Adams Arsenal F.C. Drink driving 4 Months Released after serving 57 days[34]

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Joey Barton Newcastle United F.C. Assault, affray 6 months[35] [38]
Manchester City F.C. Assault 4 months, 2 years suspended [39]
George Best retired Drink driving, assault, failing to answer bail 3 Months [35][36]
Steve Brooker Bristol City F.C. affray 28 days Released after serving 14 days.[37][40]
Scott Brown 120 hours community service Brooker, Brown, Orr and Partridge were convicted for the same incident where they were involved in an assault on a doorman. Brooker was released after serving 14 days.[37][40]
Bradley Orr 28 days
David Partridge affray and bodily harm 2 months Released after one month[37][40]
Eric Cantona Manchester United Assault 2 weeks Released after 24 hours. Later overturned in favour of 120 hours community service after public ourcry[41]
Gary Charles Retired Drink driving prison sentence not specified [42][35]
Breach of bail conditions prison sentence not specified Illegally removed electronic tag to go on holiday, therefore breaching court conditions[42][35]
Assault, actual bodily harm 9 months suspended, 100 hours community service [43] [44]
Assault 12 months [45]
Terry Fenwick Leicester City F.C. Drink driving 4 months [35]
Duncan Ferguson Rangers F.C. Assault 3 months served 44 days[46][35][37]
Callum Flanagan Manchester United Dangerous driving 8 months Timm and Flanagan were convicted for the same incident where they were street racing[47]
Mads Timm 12 months
Lee Hughes West Bromwich Albion F.C. Causing death by dangerous driving 6 years [48][35][36]
Jan Mølby Liverpool F.C. Reckless driving 3 months [36]
Jamie Lawrence n/a Robbery 4 years Released after 26 months[49][35][36]
Jermaine Pennant Birmingham City F.C. Drink driving whilst banned 90 days released after 30 days, served rest of sentence wearing electronic tag[35][36]
Micky Quinn Portsmouth F.C. Driving whilst banned 21 days served 14 days[36][37]
Graham Rix Chelsea F.C. Underage sex, indecent assault 12 months, Placed on sex offender's register for 10 years[50]
Peter Storey Retired running a brothel £700 fine and 6 month suspended [51] [52] [35][37]
car theft 2 years
counterfeiting 3 years
smuggling pornographic movies 28 days
disorderly behaviour 28 days
Mickey Thomas Wrexham F.C. Counterfeiting 18 Months [23][35][36][37]
Stig Tøfting Bolton Wanderers F.C. Assault 4 months [47][37]
Mark Ward Retired Possession of drugs with intent to supply 8 years [53]
Dennis Wise Chelsea F.C. assault 3 months, Later acquitted on appeal[54]
Jonathan Woodgate Leeds United affray community service [55]

Dutch Football League

Name Team when arrested Offense Sentence Notes
Patrick Kluivert AFC Ajax Causing death by dangerous driving 240 hours community service [56]

Spanish Football League

Name Team when arrested Offense Sentence Notes
René Higuita Real Valladolid profiting from a kidnap 7 months, Later dropped[57][58]

International football

Name Team when arrested Offense Sentence Notes
Guus Hiddink Russia Tax fraud 6 months suspended, €45,000 fine [59]

Baseball

Name Team when arrested Offense Sentence Notes
Willie Mays Aikens retired drug possession with intent to distribute, gun possession 20 years, 8 months Released to a halfway house after serving 14 plus years due to a retroactive change in sentencing guidelines.[60]
Orlando Cepeda retired drug possession 5 years served 10 months.[61]
Alex Cole retired drug possession with intent to distribute 18 months[62]
Dwight Gooden retired fleeing police, violation of probation (drug use) 1 year served 7 months[63]
Ricardo Jordan retired drug trafficking 7 years[64] listing at Florida DOC
Denny McLain retired (from Detroit Tigers) drug trafficking, embezzlement, and racketeering 12 years prior sentence overturned after he served two years, released after plea-bargain.[65]
retired conspiracy, theft, money laundering and mail fraud 8 years released after serving six years [65]
Pete Rose retired/banned tax evasion 5 months[66]
Darryl Strawberry retired drug possession, solicitation of prostitution 18 months Sentence was suspended in 1999, reinstated after 2002 parole violation[67]
Hank Thompson retired (from New York Giants Armed robbery 10 years served three years[68]
Luis Polonia Detroit Tigers Sex with a minor 60 days served 60 days[69]
Ugueth Urbina Philadelphia Phillies Attempted murder 14 years[70]

Basketball

Name Team when arrested Offense Sentence Notes
Lonny Baxter Mens Sana Basket (Italy), formerly with Charlotte Bobcats gun possession two months [71]
Luther "Ticky" Burden released/retired (New York Knicks) receiving stolen property two years Originally sentenced to 6 to 18 years for Bank Robbery[72], conviction was voided.[73]
Allen Iverson in high school maiming by mob five years pardoned by Governor after serving 4 months, conviction later overturned on appeal [74]
Henry James retired dealing cocaine five years [75]
"Fast" Eddie Johnson retired burglary, robbery, drug possession various up to five years awaiting sentence, may be up to life for two separate sexual attacks.[76][77]
Jack Molinas Fort Wayne Pistons bribing players to fix games ten to fifteen years served five years. [78]
Tom Payne Atlanta Hawks rape (multiple convictions)[79] life (eligible for parole in 2014)Page at Kentucky DOC as of 2007 has served 31 years
Ruben Patterson Seattle Supersonics third degree rape 1 year served 15 days [80]
Isaiah Rider retired (Minnesota Timberwolves) possession of cocaine, battery, evading a police officer seven months[81]
Charles E. Smith Boston Celtics vehicular homicide 4 1/2 years[82] served 28 months[83]
Sylvester "Sly" Williams retired kidnapping five years released after serving 3 1/2 years. profile at New York DOC

Boxing

Name Offense Sentence Notes
Tony Ayala, Jr. burglary and rape 35 years paroled after 16 years, returned to prison for an additional ten year sentence after parole violation.[84]
Trevor Berbick sexual assault five years[85] served fifteen months
Riddick Bowe kidnapping eighteen months[86] released after serving 17 months for kidnapping his wife and children
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter murder life[87] conviction set aside and released after serving 19 years
Esteban De Jesús murder life[88] pardoned after 7 years due to failing heath, died 1 month later
Bernard Hopkins strong-arm robbery 18 years[89] served 56 months (before boxing career)[90]
Sonny Liston robbery five years served two years [91]
Dwight Muhammad Qawi (formerly Dwight Braxton) armed robbery ? served more than two years[92]
Floyd Mayweather, Sr. Drugs trafficking 5 year [93]
Tommy Morrison Drugs and weapons 10 years served 14 months [23]
Naseem Hamed Dangerous driving 15 months[94] served 16 weeks
Mike Tyson rape six years[95] served 3 years
road rage one year[96] served 9 months
possession of narcotics and DUI 24 hours in jail, 360 hours community service and 3 years probation[97]

Cricket

Name Offense Sentence Notes
Leslie Hylton Murder of his wife Execution Killed by hanging[98]
Terry Jenner Embezzlement 6 1/2 years Released after 18 months[99]
Vallance Jupp Manslaughter 9 months Served only half his sentence[100]
Lorrie Wilmot Rape 12 years, three of them suspended Committed suicide before he was due to be imprisoned[101]

Darts

Name Offense Sentence Notes
Phil Taylor sexual assault £2,000 fine [102]
Chris Mason assault and assault with intent to resist arrest 180 hours' community service [103]
actual bodily harm 3 months suspended for 12 months[103]
actual bodily harm 3 years' probation [103]
aggravated burglary with intent to cause grievous bodily harm 3 years released after 1 year[103]

Diving

Name Offense Sentence Notes
Bruce Kimball vehicular homicide 17 years released after serving less than five years [104]

Figure Skating

Name Offense Sentence Notes
Wolfgang Schwarz kidnapping 8 years had earlier conviction for human trafficking (transporting women from Russia and Lithuania to Austria to work as prostitutes) [105]
Tonya Harding hindering a police investigation (of an attack on Nancy Kerrigan) three years probation, 500 hours of community service, and a $160,000 fine later convicted of domestic violence and drunk driving as well. Also later became a professional boxer.

Horse racing

Name Offense Sentence Notes
Lester Piggott tax evasion 3 years[106] Released after 366 days[107]

Ice Hockey

Name Team when arrested Offense Sentence Notes
Mike Danton St. Louis Blues conspiracy to commit murder 7 1/2 years [108] sentence precludes any chance for parole - projected release 10-27-2010[109]
Steve Durbano retired drug smuggling 7 years [110]
Bob Probert Detroit Red Wings drug possession 90 days[111] More at Hockey Draft Central
Tom MCarthy retired conspiracy to traffic drugs five years and ten months[112] served approx. 4 years in U.S. and Canada. [113]
Craig MacTavish Boston Bruins vehicular homicide 1 year [114]

Martial arts

Name Offense Sentence Notes
Kazuyoshi Ishii tax evasion 22 months[115] Released after 14 months

Motorsport

Name Team when arrested Competing series when arrested Offense Sentence Notes
Bertrand Gachot Jordan Grand Prix Formula One Assault and use of offensive weapon 18 months[116] Sentence was reduced to nine months and six months suspended. Released after two months.[117]
Randy Lanier Arciero Racing CART Criminal enterprise, drugs distribution Life without Parole[118] Don and Bill Whittington, plus Lanier were convicted for the same incident
Don Whittington Patrick Racing[119] Money laundering 18 months[120]
Bill Whittington Arciero Racing[121] Income tax evasion and conspiracy to smuggle narcotics 15 years[120]
Vic Lee Vic Lee Motorsport
(team manager/owner) 		BTCC Drugs smuggling 12 years (1993) [122]
Vic Lee Racing
(team manager/owner) 		12 years (2005)
John Paul, Sr. JLP Racing
(team owner/driver) 		IMSA Camel GT Drugs possession (1979) 3 years probation, $32,500 fine Paul, Jr. and Sr was convicted for the same incident on both occasions[123]
Possession of false passport (1985) 6 months Served sentence in Switzerland. Later extradited to the U.S.[124]
Importing marijuana, tax evasion, possession of false passport and attempted murder of a federal witness 25 years Released after serving 15 years, currently wanted for questioning since 2001 for a disappearance case.[125][124]

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John Paul, Jr. JLP Racing IMSA Camel GT Drugs possession (1979) 3 years probation, $32,500 fine [123]
Conte Racing Racketeering (1986) 5 years Served 2 years[125][128]
Doug Shierson Racing CART
Salt Walther inactive check fraud (1987) not specified
drug abuse (1987) not specified
George Walther CART/USAC theft (1992) not specified
inactive/retired illegal conveyance of painkillers into the jail (1998) 6 months, 3 years probation [129]

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child endangering (2000) 180 days
violating probation terms (2000) 10 months For violation of terms for the 1998 case
Failure to pay child support (2005) not specified Already served 240 hours in jail
violation of community control terms (2007) 10 months in prison, had served 240 days in jail Prison terms are to run consecutively
"fleeing and eluding" (2007) 3 years
Charles Zwolsman inactive Drugs smuggling[133][134] 2 years (1987)
Euro Racing
(team owner/driver) 		WSC 5 years (1994) Was given an extra year following a retrial in 1995
inactive 8 years (2001) Currently being prosecuted on another drugs offense on 2006.
Anthony Gobert Coronas Suzuki Motorrad SBK Speeding and driving whilst banned 300 hours community service and fined (AUS) $600 (2006)[135] Currently being charged on two theft charges (2008)[136]
Kim Ashkenazi Inactive Possession of cocaine with intent to supply 6 years, 6 months[137][138]
Possession of child pornography 9 months[139] Additional sentence

Rugby union

Name Team when arrested Offense Sentence Notes
Tony Neary Retired Fraud 5 years [23][140]

Skateboarding

Name Offense Sentence Notes
Jay Adams felony assault 6 months [141]
Unspecified Drug charges 2 years, 6 months Served sentenced in Hawaii [141]
Involvment in a drugs deal 4 years Currently completing sentence in a halfway house[141]
Christian Hosoi Drug trafficking 10 years Released after serving a 4 years[142][143]
Mark Rogowski Rape and murder 31 years Eligible for Parole in 2009[144] [145]

Snooker

Name Offense Sentence Notes
Silvino Francisco Drugs smuggling 3 years [23]

Surfing

Name Offense Sentence Notes
Mickey Dora grand larceny (Credit card fraud) not specified [146][147]
check fraud

Tennis

Name Offense Sentence Notes
Boris Becker tax evasion 2 years probation, $500,000 fine[148]
Roscoe Tanner theft, fraud 2 years[149] Released after one year.Florida DOC record

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