Top 10 Athlete Falls from Grace
Pete Rose. The name itself emits a certain feel of purity and baseball joy, at least it did for his decades as baseball's all-time hits leader and manager of the Cincinnati Reds in the '80s. He was a guaranteed Hall of Famer ... until allegations of betting on baseball ruined his career and image. His was a sports scandal of the highest level, and Rose later even went to prison due to tax evasion. Despite nearly two decades of strong denials, Rose finally admitted (awkwardly, in his own biography for profit) his dugout sins ... but he has still never found a home in Cooperstown, and likely never will.
