Ted Williams was one of the greatest hitters in baseball history even as he lost a large chunk of his career to military service as a fighter pilot.
Ty Cobb was admired and feared as one of baseball's greatest players but his reputation was damaged by the outrageous allegations of his biographer.
In 1967, Muhammad Ali refused to comply with the draft order, claiming it was against his faith to fight against people who had never harmed him.
Most people remember Tonya Harding for her figure skating scandal—but that was just the start of her humiliating downfall.
Despite decades of being Baseball’s greatest controversy, Pete Rose finally has a posthumous shot at making it into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Babe Ruth is one of the most iconic athletes the world has ever seen—but most people don't know the Great Bambino's dark history.
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