Name sports figures who have been convicted and if they came back

[gusmahler]

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one could also make the case that would Jamal Lewis did was worse

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"Attempting to distribute cocaine" is worse then killing someone in a drunk driving accident? I'd like to hear that argument [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Attempting to distribute cocaine is someone actually trying to do something that is illegal. A drunk driving accident is unintentional.

[joel2006]

Jamal Lewis never actually attempted to distribute anything, his conviction came from a zealous DA trying to make a name for himself at Jamal's expense. Lewis while riding in his car introduced a childhood friend to a woman over the phone, during their conversation Lewis verbally agreed to lend the friend some money so the friend could participate in a drug deal. The friend actually was just trying to impress the woman he was talking to (she turned out to be an informant), so there was never actually any drug deal. The DA looked at the case and decided not to prosecute for lack of/weak evidence. Then the DA left and a new DA decided to come after Lewis. Lewis almost certainly could have beat the charge, but that would have meant going through a trial and this was on the heels of the Ray Lewis thing, so the Ravens wanted him to plead and have the whole thing go away.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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How do you guys miss the biggest example of all?

Muhammad Ali was convicted of draft evasion and sentenced ot five years in jail. The sentence was upheld in a court of appeals.

Ali begain fighting again, including his first fight with Frazier, before the Supreme Court reversed his conviction.

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while you are technically correct, I can't think of a worse example.

Tyson was the first to come to mind.

[pikachu]

Allen Iverson. Came back.

Darryl Henley. Didn't come back.

Mossy Cade. Didn't come back.

Marv Albert. Came back.

Interestingly, NFL players suspended for gambling, such as Paul Hornung, Alex Karras, and Art Schlichter, were never convicted of anything but were suspended by the NFL for their gambling activities.