Crime in Sports
509 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 23.8K ratingsTwo comedians take an unmerciful and hilarious look at athletes who have lost big games...with the law! Crime in Sports does the research, and finds the funny in the world of sports true crime. New episode every week!
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#353 - Crazy Father, Stupid Son - DeShawn Stevenson
May 02, 2023 00:45 - 2 hours - 122 MBThis week, we catch up with a modern guy, who had a hard time, from the start. Mainly because he didn't know his father, but that was probably a good thing, considering how absolutely insane his father turned out to be. He came to the NBA right out of high school, but never quite became the star he thought he'd be. He did turn out to be one of the luckiest guys, to get away with what he did, and receive such a minimal penalty. You'll be yelling "450" at every dumb thing you see, fro...
#352 - Loss, Death & Conspiracy - Sonny Liston: Part 3
April 25, 2023 00:45 - 2 hours - 144 MBThis week, we finish up what is maybe the strangest, and most crime soaked life, in sports history. He shows the holiday spirit by fighting an entire police squad, on Christmas Day. He also is involved in one of the most iconic, and controversial fights, in history, against Ali. Did he throw the fight? Did the mafia make him? The Nation of Islam? In the end, Sonny winds up dead, in a terrible condition. Which leads to even more conspiracies? Was it a simple OD? Heart problems? Or, w...
#351 - You Are Not A Cop - Sonny Liston - Part 2
April 18, 2023 00:45 - 2 hours - 121 MBThis week, we check back in with Sonny Liston for Part 2! When we left off, last week, he was being arrested. As we kick off this week, he's getting arrested! Sense a pattern here? We cover a very strange incident, in which Sonny pretends to be a cop, and several other run ins with individual police officers. All of this, while becoming the heavyweight champion of the world, and (sort of) training for his first fight against Ali. Not to mention, his thoughts on the civil rights move...
#350 - How Old Am I? - Sonny Liston - Part 1
April 11, 2023 00:45 - 2 hours - 120 MBThis week, we look at maybe the greatest sports crime personality of all time!! He was the heavyweight champion of the world, but is best known for being the guy on the mat, with Ali standing over him, in the most famous sports photo, ever. But his real profession was crime. Lots of crime. He was arrested more times than could be counted, and things only escalated, as he got older. He is, in real life, what Tupac was, in his own rhymes. The legend. The gangster. The champion! Part o...
#349 - Keep Your Pants On - Dino Ciccarelli
April 04, 2023 00:45 - 2 hours - 128 MBThis week, we skate back into the brain damage sports, with a Hall of Fame hockey player, who has definitely been done some terrible things, and has been accused of worse. The main problem appeared to be a desire, on his part, to not have his pants on, during times when his pants should most certainly be on. This leads to some angry neighbors, police surveillance, and an accusation of one of the worst things you could think of... in a limo... with 3 other players, and a 17 year old ...
#348 - A Booze, Pills & Crack Guy - John "The Berzerker" Nord
March 28, 2023 00:45 - 2 hours - 120 MBThis week, we dive back into the "brain damage sports" with a man who played both pro football, and had a decent career as a wrestler. He's a giant Minnesota guy, who grew up with many of the famous wrestlers of the 80s & 90s, but never quite broke through to the main event level. Where he is a main event talent, is in getting arrested. He has been arrested over 15 times for basically the same thing! Keep this man away from all car keys! He's certainly a menace, but a very entertain...
#347 - Ukulele Versus Gun - "Lucky" Sam Crane
March 21, 2023 00:45 - 2 hours - 122 MBThis week, we go back in time to look at the life of a major league baseball player. His career ended in the 1920s, so he switched his profession to drinking, and trying to get a younger woman to like him, regardless of the fact that he's married. Not surprisingly, this ends badly, when he tracks his young lady friend to a hotel, where a ukulele playing suitor serenades the object of Sam's affection. Gunshots, ukulele beatings, and a gauntlet of good samaritans make this wild scene ...
#346 - Arrogant, Idiotic & Punchable - Johnny Manziel
March 14, 2023 00:19 - 2 hours - 132 MBThis week, we check out the happenings of one of the most vilified athletes of the 21st century. He went from an incredible level of college glory, to doing just about nothing right, in the NFL. He drank, he did drugs, he didn't study films... and of course he got arrested. Quite a bit. The type of arrests that result in shirtless, smirking mugshots, that could drive anyone insane! In the end, he was done with football by his late 20s, and had solidified his reputation as one of the...
#345 - S'mores Over A Genital Fire - Alexis "The Exorcist" Vila
March 07, 2023 01:45 - 1 hour - 107 MBThis week, we look into the life of a man who won an Olympic medal, before sneaking into the US, from Cuba, on a cargo ship. Within a few years, he committed one of the strangest crimes, in the history of Florida, which is saying something. He ends up having a half decent MMA career, at an older age, but then gets himself involved in one of the most callous, and brutal murders that is possible to commit. What starts out as a nice story, quickly turns to a very scary one!! Float to ...
#344 - The Laziest Kid In America - William Bedford
February 28, 2023 01:45 - 2 hours - 119 MBThis week, we check out the life of a man who had plenty of good things happen to him, due strictly to the fact that he is 7 feet tall. He squandered his opportunities, while smiling his way out of a job, and eventually, his freedom. He was called "the worst driver of any Detroit athlete" by a newspaper, and that was only the start. He ends up being very familiar with prison, due to his constant drug use, and apparent intent to distribute cocaine! Did he ever turn it around, or is h...
#343 - Cookies & Condoms - Steven Van de Velde
February 21, 2023 01:45 - 1 hour - 100 MBThis week, we delve into something completely different, by discussing a Dutch beach volleyball player, who is accomplishing a very infamous feat, by getting an episode of this show, before his 30th birthday. Based on that, you know he did something horrible, and you're right. He absolutely did. He has everything a person could want, but that's not enough for him, as he also has to insist on being one of the worst people that you can be! Does this take his career away? Not at all. P...
#342 - A Man Of Violence - Brandon Browner
February 14, 2023 01:45 - 1 hour - 108 MBThis week, we look at a man who was can best described as equal parts violence, and desire. He fought his way to the NFL, and all the way to being a Super Bowl trivia answer & a member of the "Legion of Boom", but along the way, everything seemed to fall apart. It started with a drug charge, but ends up with an increasingly dangerous & violent streak, directed mainly toward his ex girlfriend, and her family. He takes it to a serious extreme, causing himself to face a possibility of ...
#341 - Dinner Iguanas & Murder - Julio Machado
February 07, 2023 01:45 - 1 hour - 96 MBThis week, we check out the life, career & crimes of a man who made himself immediately noticeable to his baseball teammates. But not because of any amazing baseball prowess, or anything like that, it was mainly because he had a very odd dietary requirement... Iguanas. His reasons for this pre-game feast were as strange as the meal itself. From there, he goes on to murder a woman, in the streets, and still wanted to be allowed to play in MLB. A strange man, some strange habits! What...
#340 - Charlie Chaplin Can't Save You - "Big" Bill Tilden
January 31, 2023 01:45 - 1 hour - 109 MBThis week, we check out of the greatest tennis players who has ever lived. He's a hall of famer, and a lot of his records still stand, today. He was also a real character, writing Broadway plays, starring in silent films, and hanging out with the biggest celebrities of his day, including Charlie Chaplin. He also led a life of secrecy from the general public, hiding his true life from the outside world. He is eventually arrested for a terrible crime, and when you think it can't get a...
#339 - You Take The Whole Bottle - Golden Richards
January 24, 2023 01:45 - 2 hours - 112 MBThis week, we look at a man who played for the Dallas Cowboys, with his golden hair, matching his name, and flowing from the back of his 1970s helmet. But there was definitely more going on than most knew. He was using pain pills to an absolutely insane level. He got so bad that his morning ritual will make you want to gag. This obviously ends up with legal problems, and an exorbitant amount of health issues!! A simply crazy story of the downfall of a "Golden Boy"! Be the perfect M...
#338 - One Tough Broad - Evelyn Stevens
January 17, 2023 01:45 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week, we look into a very different corner of the world, ladies wrestling! The old school women wrestlers were a tough lot. They could perform in the ring, then go clear out a West Texas bar with their fists! This particular woman was one of the very few to claim a legit win over the Fabulous Moolah! She was also married to a famous wrestler, and dated another, before ending up married to gym owner/bodybuilding trainer, and going down a rocky road. Neighbors watched them fighti...
#337 - Jonestown... Or Idi Amin?? - John Brisker
January 10, 2023 01:45 - 1 hour - 104 MBThis week, we look at a man who never met a fight that he didn't like. He fought his way from the projects, to college, where he did a strange combination of extracurricular activities. He was the most feared man in the ABA, regularly punching out both opponents & teammates. His time in the NBA was cut short by his violent nature, so he went to Uganda to hang out with the dictator, Idi Amin... and was never heard from again. Or, did he die in Jonestown, with his aunt? Or, is he stil...
#336 - Violent, Nasty & Possibly Misunderstood - Ty Cobb
January 03, 2023 01:45 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week, we go back in time to check out one of the most celebrated & controversial athletes of all time. He held just about every hitting record possible, when he retired, but this story is all about the craziness that surrounded him. His father & mother had about the grossest relationship ever, which ended violently. Ty was a violent guy, alcoholic, and one of the fiercest competitors to ever play any sport. He also got arrested for some crazy things. But is everything we've eve...
#335 - Crack, Sacks & Sex - The Infamousness of Lawrence Taylor
December 27, 2022 01:45 - 3 hours - 170 MBThis week, we finally look at one of the most requested athletes we've ever had. He is as legendary an NFL player as there is, changing the entire way the game is coached & played. He even headlined Wrestlemania. He also LOVED cocaine, crack, and prostitutes. Obviously, this leads to nothing but trouble with wives, the NFL, and most of all, police. The l;ast 40 years of his life have been nothing but glory, or drama. No middle ground, here. A simply wild & crazy life! Change the wa...
#334 - Better Than Hitler - Maxim "Mad Max" Novoselov
December 20, 2022 01:45 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBThis week, we wade into seriously crazy waters with a Russian MMA fighter, who has killed multiple people, in brutal & extreme ways. Not only participating in death matches, but also in his business life. He trains with axes, hatchets, and bears, and even taught other prisoners how to do so, during one of his frequent stays. He is as much of a mystery as he is anything else, with his shadowy businesses, and crime underground past. One of the wildest people that we've ever covered! ...
#333 - Groping Your Way To The Top - The Handsiness of Christian Peter
December 13, 2022 01:45 - 3 hours - 172 MBThis week, we look at a man who seemed made to play in the NFL. Huge, aggressive & reckless are some of the words that come to mind when thinking of him. Also, drunk, arrogant, and active with his hands. He was arrested at least 8 times just during his college career, while taking responsibility for some things, and none, for other things. His brother, Jason, also led a wild life & NFL career, with a crazy book about his own addiction to crack & heroin! This is one interesting pair ...
#332 - A Tornado In A China Shop - The Bulkiness of Scott "Big Poppa Pump" Steiner
December 06, 2022 01:45 - 2 hours - 159 MBThis week, we climb into the ring with a man who is known as being a little wacky, even for professional wrestling! He started a an All American wrestler in college, but was soon teaming with his brother, and conquering the pros. He has worked in all the major organizations, known as a large, dangerous man who has a hair trigger temper. This results in some truly wild behavior, including a couple of small, dumb acts, that could've landed him in prison for 25 years! Dye your hair bl...
#331 - Style, Murder & Pee - The Flamboyantness of Hector "Macho" Camacho
November 29, 2022 01:45 - 3 hours - 178 MBThis week, we check out one of the most flamboyant, wild, and successful boxers who has ever lived. His outfits. His crazy entrances. And even his in ring style was different from all the rest. Unfortunately, his style of getting arrested was also very different. Whether it's having sex, while driving a Ferrari on the freeway, or just dropping through an electronics store ceiling, to steal lap tops, and urinate in the fax machine. He fought cops, regular people, his wife, and his gi...
#330 - All You Need Is Love... And Heroin - The Unenlightenedness of Reggie Harding
November 22, 2022 01:45 - 3 hours - 174 MBThis week, we look at the first high school basketball player to be drafted by the NBA. The problem was, by that time, he was already accumulating a criminal record that would far surpass anything he would ever do on the basketball court. He was accused of awful things, including an allegedly doing one of those awful things to a future member of The Supremes. He never learned his lesson. Kept drinking, shooting heroin, and finally robbing drug dealers to make a living. This all ends...
#329 - Drugs, Death Penalties & Shipping Fees - The Innovativeness of Reginald Spiers
November 15, 2022 01:45 - 2 hours - 142 MBThis week, we check out one of the weirdest, craziest stories, ever! He was an Australian javelin thrower, but there isn't much sports to talk about here. Why? Because this guy did so much more. Including putting himself into a wooden box, and shipping himself COD from London, all the way to Australia. From there, he got deep into drug smuggling, with some pretty ingenious ideas. Only problem is, he keeps getting caught. Including being caught with heroin in Sri Lanka, and being sen...
#328 - Gangs, Guns, Patriots & Prison - The Truculentness of Aaron Hernandez
November 08, 2022 01:45 - 3 hours - 186 MBThis week, we look at one of the violent, aggressive, and disturbing individuals, to ever enter the NFL. And that's saying something. From his early, and ongoing gang ties, to the fact that he was pretty sure he could get away with anything. He almost did get away with anything, until the bullets started flying. His best friend accused him of shooting this friend in the eye, and he was tried for 3 different murders! His prison life was just as crazy, with fights, attacks, and eventu...
#327 - Popeye, Superman, Or The Devil - The Unmanageableness of "Fast" Eddie Rothman
November 01, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 157 MBThis week, we catch a huge wave... of crime, with a legend of the North Shore surf scene. He has had a lot to do with tournaments, and competitions, all around the islands, but he is best known for starting what could have definitely been called a gang, consisting of local surfers, using threats & physical force to keep the waves all to the locals. The group was also accused of being a crime ring, complete with drug trafficking, and the violence to back up those activities. A gruff,...
#326 - The Most Dangerous Man In The Mafia - The Mercilessness of Joe "The Animal" Barboza
October 25, 2022 00:45 - 3 hours - 171 MBThis week, we look at a man who was born into terrible circumstances, and only made them worse. He had a brief boxing career, but this story is all about crime, murder, mayhem, and a man who will bite your face off! He was a loanshark, bookie, and general all around New England mob associate, who spread out into murder with such ferocity that the head of the FBI called him the most dangerous man in the United States. As you might imagine, this story doesn't end well for anyone, and ...
#325 - Too Many Accusations, Not Enough Jail - The Slipperiness of "Jungle" Jim Rivera
October 18, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 154 MBThis week, we go back in time to look at man man who grew up in an orphanage, during The Great Depression! He turned to street gangs, boxing & baseball, but WWII came calling before he could become a pro at anything. While in the Army, he was boxing champion, and convicted rapist, sentenced to life in military prison, but he gets another shot at the outside world, because he happens to be the star of the prison baseball team. A major league career, brings him some World Series glory...
#324 - The Most Beloved Hated Man - The Impetuousness of Allen "The Answer" Iverson
October 11, 2022 00:45 - 3 hours - 170 MBThis week, we bask in the long, successful, and insane life of a guy who was as good as it gets, on the basketball court, but a little shaky, off it. He is always fearless, and that fearlessness also translates to police, and court proceedings, Whether it's telling a police officer to go ahead, and take his Lamborghini, because he "has 10 more", or allegedly throwing his naked wife out of the house... multiple times. Or, maybe it's just running into his cousin's apartment, armed, an...
#323 - Mature... Or Whatever - The Destructiveness of Aldon Smith
October 04, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 161 MBThis week, we look at an NFL player, who burst onto the scene with force, becoming one of the best defensive prospects in a generation. And that's exactly what happened... For a little while, anyway. Then he started getting arrested. And kept getting arrested. Booze, violence, drugs, terrible driving, jumping from windows while holding a tequila bottle, and with possible blood, dripping from his mouth. He's become a bit of a menace, not only to himself, but anyone who accepts his we...
#322 - Hiding On The Top Rope - The Daringness of Jeff Hardy
September 27, 2022 00:45 - 3 hours - 167 MBThis week, we check out a man who has kept large crowds on their toes, for decades. Whether it's diving off a 20 foot ladder onto their opponent, or being a spectacle in the local police files, he has always been one to watch! He has always been considered one of the best wrestlers, ever, but he never sticks around any promotion long enough to be the backbone, due to his constant drug/alcohol problems, and his general outright refusal to get help, even when his high paying job is on...
#321 - The Real Murdering McCoy - The Realness of Charles "Kid" McCoy AKA Norman Selby
September 20, 2022 01:32 - 3 hours - 174 MBThis week, we go back to a much different time, with a man who had his first boxing match in 1891, after learning to fight against "hobos" in train cars at age 13! He wasn't some boring, old timey guy, though. He was a scammer, and a flamboyant fighter, who did many things for the first time. He invented "your shoes are untied", then knocking someone out, when they looked down. He employed thumbtacks. He was a part of fixed fights. He did it all. Including appearing in many silent f...
#320 - Jailing Nemo - The Designatedness of Nemessis Bates
September 13, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 150 MBThis week, we look at the story of a man, who never quite achieved his goal to be an NFL player, did achieve a lot in the worlds of both car washing, and violence! He was involved with what could be described as "the wrong people", who were involved in an underground enterprise, so big, that the leader was considered The King of New Orleans. This was enforced with the help of a hitman, who used 2 guns, at once, and appeared in rap videos. This all leads to a confrontation over money...
#319 - I'm Not Bragging - The Traumatizingness of Darryl Strawberry
September 06, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 163 MBThis week, we check out the life of a man, who has had some ups and downs, to say the least. A tremendous baseball player, with all the accolades & championships, but off the field, he was anything but a champion. From wife punching, to a multi decade crack/cocaine addiction, complete with drug rehab escapes, to terrible driving. This guy spends a long time just not getting it, but will he ever come around, and ditch the demons?? Have a beautiful left handed swing, escalate all arg...
#318 - The Waterboy Lays Pipe - The Sensitiveness of J.R. Smith
August 30, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 157 MBThis week, we look at the wild, crazy life of a man who was trained since before birth for basketball greatness. He also loves to put his foot in his mouth, should stay off social media, for his own good, and he should absolutely, positively NEVER drive a car. From a tragic, and awful accident, with criminal implications, to fights with fans at 4am. He has it all! Despite all of this, he's pretty likable, just don't ask him for a picture, on the street, or your phone may end up thro...
#317 - Bloody Bodies & Bad Excuses - The Treacherousness of Joaquin "Fire" Balassa
August 23, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 156 MBThis week, we check out a man who is known very little for his brief MMA career, but he is a "superstar" of crime. After washing out of the lowest levels of MMA, he takes a job at Home Depot, meeting some new friends, and trying to lead a normal life. He meets some new friends, while selling them a barbecue, which to a night of heavy drinking, and good times. The problem is, at the end of the night, both of his new friends are dead, and the entire scene is soaked in blood. But he de...
#316 - The Finger Of Doom - The Sanctifiedness of John Hopoate
August 16, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 150 MBThis week, we look at a guy who was so rough in Rugby, that he ended up having to become a boxer, in the middle of his career. He fought, threw cheap shots, and even used his fingers for purposes that certainly aren't legal, in any sport. He also consorted with alleged drug dealers, beat people outside of bars, and had quite an interesting trip to the local grocery store. But that's just the *finger*tip of the iceberg, as this man has done enough crazy things for several lives, incl...
#315 - Dogs & Dragonflies - The Blessedness of Aqib Talib
August 09, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 152 MBThis week, we look over the career & crazy times of a man who saw nothing but success in the NFL. An all pro, super bowl champion & apparent hang out buddy of Peyton Manning. Off the field, it's getting so drunk that you can't remember punching a cab driver, as he drove 75 mph on the interstate, or gun play in a strip club parking lot, or teaming with your mother to try to shoot your sister's boyfriend. Things like that. It's fighting with teammates, during your first 5 minutes in t...
#314 - Pain Is My Best Friend - The Gumpness of Stephen "The Devil" French
August 02, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 160 MBThis week, we look at story that is deep in underground criminal lore. An English kickboxer, with international titles, but we barely have time for any sports, due to this episode being packed with crime. Wall to wall. His main occupation was robbing drug dealers for very large amounts of cash & product. Sometimes, needing to torture the unsuspecting dealer with a clothes iron. He claims to the main person to set off a famous riot, that lasted 9 days, and injured hundreds. He's just...
#313 - Weaponized Cookies & Rollover Crashes - The Egocentricness of Jason Kidd
July 26, 2022 00:37 - 3 hours - 172 MBThis week, we look at hall of fame player, who was the best at what he did, from the second he stepped on to a basketball court. The world bent over backwards to show him love, and let him off the hook, at every turn. He had a very public marriage, even hosting a TV show, with his wife. But under the surface, there was allegations of a decade of abuse, with implements of violence ranging all the way from a baseball bat, to a large cookie. In addition, he is a TERRIBLE driver, especi...
#312 - Pimp Punching Pervert - The Deviantness of Gerald Perry
July 19, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 157 MBThis week, we tell the story of a man who was so athletically talented, that he just couldn't decide between basketball & football. He chose football, and said it was a dream come true. But as soon as he was in the NFL, he was also in the back of a lot police cars. Whether trolling the streets, in the middle of the night, for a ladies, and possibly crack cocaine, or sexually attacking a teammate's wife, or the babysitter this guy just doesn't understand that actions just may have co...
#311 - Orgasm & Obsession - The Compellingness of Adonis "Superman" Stevenson
July 12, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 156 MBThis week, we tell the odd story of a man, who came to another country, as a small child, grew up in foster care, and ran the streets, putting himself in all kinds of dangerous situations. Luckily, he ended up a champion boxer, with an exciting, crowd pleasing style, and a growing fan base. So... What's the problem, right? Well, there was a whole lot about his past, that people weren't aware of. Like doing time in prison, for absolutely horrific, and downright disgusting crimes! Onc...
#310 - Storm Clouds Gathering - The Abominableness of Chris "The Canadian Crippler" Benoit
July 05, 2022 00:45 - 3 hours - 183 MBThis week, we explore the story of a man, who overcame his lack of looks, size & charisma to become one of the biggest wrestling stars, in the world, winning both WCW & WWE heavyweight titles. He had fame, money & a nice family, but there was something brewing inside of him that would lead to him committing the most horrid & depraved act imaginable, by wiping out his family, them himself, over the course of a strange macabre weekend. But why? Brain damage? Roid rage? He just snapped...
#309 - Nobody Gonna Break My Stride - The Uniqueness of Daniel Barrera
June 28, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 140 MBThis week, we tell a story that starts differently from most of our episodes. Instead of being a renowned athlete, from an early age, he was a decent high school athlete, then joined the military, as a firefighter, where he did tours in Iraq. He also began fighting. His skills were just right for the burgeoning business of MMA, and he landed a spot on UFC's "The Ultimate Fighter", where his strangeness first came to light. In the years to come, his behavior became more bizarre, with...
#308 - Beanie Babies & Booze - The Smugness of Jim Leyritz
June 21, 2022 00:46 - 2 hours - 160 MBThis week, we explore the life of an unlikely World Series hero, who took all that good will, and flushed it directly down the toilet. A love of booze & amphetamines led to a tough transition to a life, after baseball. He never quite adjusted. A very public divorce & stalking arrest tarnished his image, but that pales in comparison to the time that he killed that lady, with his car, after hanging out with Playboy models! It's a real roller coaster of a story, from underdog, that you...
#307 - I Am Not Under Arrest - The Fieriness of "Mean" Gene Atkins
June 14, 2022 00:45 - 2 hours - 154 MBThis week, we check into a man, who worked his way onto an NFL roster, almost exclusively on the back of his ability to use his body, with reckless abandon, to take down, and preferably hurt, opposing players. Some cracks began to appear, while still playing. He attacked a reporter, and fought with coaches & teammates. But once he retired, the full impact that his physical style began to show, on his brain. A charge of twice firebombing a business associate & long time friend. He ha...
#306 - Defying Logic, But Not Gravity - The Insensibleness of Zach Randolph
June 07, 2022 00:33 - 2 hours - 158 MBThis week, we look into the life of a man, was in trouble since middle school, and kept a steady pace of police interaction, through pretty much his whole life, so far. He came from bad circumstances, being called "crusty" as a kid, but used basketball to overcome that situation, making himself an extremely wealthy man, in the process. All of that, and he never left his friends behind. Which sounds nice, unless your friends continue to beat, shoot, attack, street race, and be accuse...
#305 - Rocky Is Real - The Bloodiness of Chuck "The Bayonne Bleeder" Wepner
May 30, 2022 23:30 - 3 hours - 167 MBThis week, we check out the life of the man who inspired Sylvester Stallone to write the Rocky character. He came from the streets, liking a barroom brawl even more than a fight in the ring. In boxing, he was known mainly for two things, being the bloodiest fighter, maybe in boxing history, and getting a shot, out of nowhere, to fight Muhammad Ali, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Just like Rocky! He spends the rest of his life selling liquor, legally, and for a little...
#304 - The Drunken Eagle - The Impulsiveness of Ed Belfour
May 24, 2022 00:35 - 2 hours - 151 MBThis week, we head under the mask, with a hockey goalie, who is a perfectionist, a hall of famer, and a huge drunk, who causes problems at hotels, and seems very willing to fight police officers. He was a hero, wherever he played, and that seems to be part of the problem, because even judges would tell him what a hero he was, while they were sentencing him. He persevered, though. And his latest arrest was caught on video, and it's as embarrassing as it gets! All of this, while ownin...