Athletes Who Went Broke and Sold Their Championship Rings

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In professional sports, the ultimate achievement is earning a championship ring, whether it’s in the NBA, NFL, MLB, or NHL. Although it’s just a piece of expensive metal, rings are a lifetime reminder of what a player and his teammates accomplished, and most athletes would never consider parting with their prized piece of jewelry.
Other players don’t share in this sentiment. Some chose to sell their rings for charity (like former New England Patriots safety Je’Rod Cherry) or simply because they don’t care for lavish material possessions (like former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington). Some give them to family members as gifts or mementos. Former New York Giants linebacker and two-time Super Bowl champion Lawrence Taylor, for instance, gave his Super Bowl XXV ring to his son, who auctioned it off back in 2012. Julius Erving also sold his New Jersey Nets 1983 Championship ring and some 140 other items that netted $3.5 million on the auction block. However, other than an outstanding loan of $200,000 borrowed to build a golf course, it didn’t appear that the sales were related to any major financial issues.
Still, other players have felt a need to pawn or sell their rings, usually because of what pawn brokers refer to as the “three D’s”: drugs, divorce, and death. And a few players were even forced to sell their rings by judicial order as part of bankruptcy or debt settlements. We’ll run the gamut on these last few categories as we examine the stories behind 15 athletes who went so broke they had to sell their championship rings.
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[@lightningthunda4005]

so we're jus gonna ignore the mighty morphin power rangers theme in the bac ?

[@risky7165]

Lightning Thunda yup

[@jorgegaytan3012]

Lightning Thunda lol..

[@michaelweatherspoon8197]

Lightning Thunda kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGWQmKyabK56mJY

[@quanneishabrooks2265]

The lawyer in the second situation was the kindest man ever. 💯

[@largol33t12]

True and Manley was a bigger man than most of the others on this list by kicking his habit and getting back on his feet. A few on this list like Dykstra just kept digging the hole until there was no way they could get out. I just don't get why Manley saw the error of his lifestyle while others refused to...

[@bianchiboy5008]

Cocaine’s a hell of a drug 💯🤷🏾‍♂️

[@GodsChild1159]

Cocaine is death!

[@deldrickdixon]

BIANCHI BOY 500 how u gon steal someone’s comment in the same comment section

[@kevinschmid238]

I don't understand how the normal person can live off from $20,000 a year but someone who made millions ends up going broke it blows my mind lol

[@gzzporter7154]

Kevin Schmid east

[@masterroshimagazines4354]

Kevin Schmid cocaines a hell of a drug

[@kevinschmid238]

Robert Tassie lmao it sure is lol 8 balls for breakfast lunch and dinner lol

[@jcartile310]

True. Mayweather owes the IRS. He needs a big payday that he'll get vs McGregor. The last few years he averages $110,000 per month in restaurant expenses

[@shaun3922]

Jim Cartile no he doesn't you such a dumb ass

[@ARS_Time_Bomb]

Money over rings. Remember that kids.

[@bus1inyagirlsbut]

Zanyah 17 or just learn to manage your money right

[@ARS_Time_Bomb]

Biz1 hunid That too

[@tinyadeshields6974]

Hans Christian De La Cruz stfu

[@ShannonsBibleStudy]

I love the story about the one that lost it all and then hit the lottery.

[@helloworld3943]

Dude committed sexual assault. F him

[@deariusjefferson9989]

Some people just can’t lose🤦🏽‍♂️ while others can’t get a break🤦🏽‍♂️

[@ceedee1945]

9:43 "Not a damn thing, and I don't start that until after lunch". You are the MVP of this video Hollywood.

[@nhdkntv1116]

Ask if we love ad free videos while dropping a ad in the video 😑

[@AdonisUnchained]

His ring was returned to him by someone who bought it, and he sold it again? What a tool.

[@electricfeel9501]

the kid is a tool. kid could have made money off the ring. that NFL player reauction the ring for $200k and still went broke. He could care less about the kid because he lived a good young life

[@vibes3360]

electric feel you know them both personally ?

[@GeorgiaWhisper]

Wavy Chris Gaming Maybe you missed it. I was thinking the same thing bit they said he was not the beneficiary in the second auction.

[@GeorgiaWhisper]

electric feel They states that he didn't benefit from the second auction of the ring.

[@taniamcdonald8526]

Wavy Chris Gaming the kid looks like he really loved him but he could have cared less bout all that. The kid had more money than him too lol

[@OVERSEEROFRAP]

That crack in Oakland ain't no joke😂😂

[@buffstudwell646]

beech ass neegga!! Dog you fucking everywhere 😂

[@donalddailey7278]

Yeah

[@DarkReapersGrim]

Clips pops!

[@GodsChild1159]

Drugs and alcohol will take to the gutter and/or the grave.

[@mauricefuqua2578]

Lol

[@MsGus57]

I like these videos. They make me fell a lot better about myself when I see big time people fall onto hard times.

[@momoniji6439]

A 10 year old kid made his mom pay 8.5k to give someone a ring back they sold

[@edwimliberal2562]

SilverSnake sound about rich to me

[@bryantbaskerville5166]

SilverSnake wow had to be a white person

[@ambarlee717]

@@lilnozzy8715 stop getting but hurt over a comment that's true

[@lilnozzy8715]

@@ambarlee717 stfu u stupid little girl

[@susierios7213]

@@lilnozzy8715 exactly why niggas have the steriotype lmao keep it goin dumbass lol

[@joeenco]

"13 year old NBA veteran Antoine Walker"

[@shaunsolenberger5798]

Joe Kim at 13 he has a hell of a career still and at 13 i dont no how many roller coasters u can go on

[@The1SilverShadow]

also a DUI? man thats some life achievements crammed into one preteen

[@tc1817]

The1Silvershadow....I don't know which is more stupid, the video saying that Walker is 13, or you saying that 13...that's thirTEEN...is a "pre-teen."

[@bobhollywood6292]

I'm glad he played for my mavericks during his young age.

[@bertunyplouis3548]

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[@ceesparxxx]

But yet you have people like Damian Lillard who won't even use valet because it's "too expensive" lol. Just depends on the person situation and mind set I guess :)

[@cashmoney1274]

Chris Sparks dan le batard show?

[@MrJacobrabbit]

Yeah

[@1990758]

That's good if it's true if I ever win the lotto big I'm getting a condo not a house will continue to drive my 2010 Honda Civic I'm not investing in nothing I'm not buying no one a house not even my mom

[@joemattox7525]

1990758 you're not building a 15 feet tall electric fence around your property with razor wire at the top to keep your "cousins" out? That's what I'm doing lol

[@anthoneytolliver4442]

If this is true then Lillard is a cheap jew fuck..

[@huntzen]

Mike Webster from Pittsburgh also sold his four rings and passed before he could get them back.

[@jamesmcdougald1253]

Those Clemson Championships rings looked............Greatttt!

[@josevv2620]

It would of been nice to know how much money they made before loosing it all

[@michaelweatherspoon8197]

Jose v V kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGWQmKyabK56mJY

[@dreameryoung38]

The oldschool players didnt make the money like players today but being on drugs will get you

[@edmundkempersdartboard173]

"Not a damn thing and i dont start that until after lunch..." thats a great quote.

[@casterakabadman805]

Great vid concept for real! Respect!💯

[@dimizoe777]

4:59 what a great lawyer

[@SuperJohn12354]

Buy 5 normal houses in decent area's and rent them out, there's enough income to live off, finance is hard.

[@mrmartin7131]

SuperJohn12354 yep ,it’s like if you got a 3 year contract for 30 million dollars,why would you buy a house for like 15 or 20 million 🤔🤔🤔

[@brendancallahan9833]

Wow!! A real estate mogul.

[@drewalton4644]

Thanks

[@mariastewart8810]

Exactly - obviously most of these players don't have a financial advisor or they wouldn't be going broke. Invest in stocks n bonds as well.

[@zacksnyder4082]

Real estate is shit

[@jasonwales1859]

Sad when their wife or gf left them when they broke

[@Evan-Sean.Osborne.67]

13yo NBA veteran ? Walker looks a bit older than that lol

[@paulritchey1533]

U h

[@shawavy2897]

Omg Joe Gilliam story was just one of the realest stories I've heard in a long time ...whenever I feel like I am ever defeated in life I will think about this Champ !

[@ZombieProdigyUS]

I couldnt imagine going broke a few years after making hundreds of thousands or in some cases millions 🤦‍♂️

[@1990758]

Buy two houses 5 cars and keep paying your agent a percentage and don't get that big contract extension or you get waived and see what happened

[@pewon218]

@1990758 just don't buy these stupid luxurious things a good house some nice car and enjoy your life to the fullest

[@ronniemckinney4811]

Most high profile people like athletes have Champaign taste though so I see why it occurs.

[@nanmesem]

Drugs, gambling and trouble with the law will get you down the drain...

[@bwiser5206]

women.

[@Fabfive8]

Hollywood Henderson's quote was the best!!!

[@amare5164]

The Channel is decent I subscribed

[@daveydblack6940]

Stop buying $300,000 dollar cars and open up businesses lease your cars hockey players are not as flashy as nfl,nba

[@l9ikjam]

Davey D Black a lot of athletes lost millions investing in businesses.

[@ThankGodImBlack370]

Found a way to wedge your racism in there, huh. Hockey players beat their wives, take steroids, fight DURING the game, and went on strike for a sport that people have to be reminded exists...come again

[@pablomartinez5067]

Davey D Black m

[@LILBolder]

Agree 💯💯💯💯

[@TheTlewis3074]

Some hockey players went broke too. They're just not famous enough for people to know about it.

[@dustunausborn5125]

I Dont Care How Broke I Am I Will Never Sell My Championship Ring To No One

[@user-dq6hs4ry6z]

Dustun Ausborn your son has a disease only way too save him is an expensive treatment. I bet you will sell your ring

[@lemangeurdedoigtmangeurded8936]

So true my man 👊💯

[@dreezydasavage7593]

- hell naw that lil nigga dyin

[@user-dq6hs4ry6z]

Dreezy DaSavage well if its your offspring I would be glad

[@kaylonmccomb518]

Dustun Ausborn being broke will make you do things you "never" thought you would

[@sincerejusticeallah5679]

According to Dave Meggett former NYG and NE Patriot, he had to sell his super bowl ring. I know Dave personally and he told me this out of his own mouth. I served time with him in a SC prison for which he is serving 30 years now, I did 15 yrs. We worked out together and played basketball together. Dude is still fast and in excellent condition. Keep your head up Dave.

[@CT-nb5lm]

Wow that Dexter Manley ring story is amazing. *Imagine receiving that in a inheridence w/ htose instructions..

[@firsttakestudios3175]

fuckd up how the leagues had no retirements checks back then

[@ahrayaahlayahawadah4098]

Its a lot of good fortune stories here....when they went broke ..there is a god

[@richardbritt2347]

joe Gilliam was a guest speaker at earl c. cleaments job corps center in 1988.

[@kevinpayton2664]

He spoke at my high school in 1987.

[@derrickluv1147]

Crazy part was that some of these players were able to get their championship rings back but only to lose them again, thats crazy...

[@jimmymedrano9492]

I feel bad for the 10 year old kid who bought the ring 😔

[@robd2287]

Ya what a sucker that kid was 😂😂

[@daydreamer8662]

Notice how not one hockey player was on that list. Smarter guys

[@whereuwannabe7796]

Day Dreamer more like nobody gives a shit about hockey players. Who cares how they live.

[@daydreamer8662]

So you care more about losers

[@davidlata980]

Didnt Henri Richard win like 13 rings with the Montreal Canadians?

[@daydreamer8662]

Yes but he never sold them off because he went broke. (I'm not sure exactly how many he won, but it was a lot) Okay, I looked it up. He won 11 as a player, the most of any North American big 4 tied with Bill Russell of the NBA's Boston Celtics. Jean Béliveau has 17 Stanley Cup titles, 10 as a player and 7 as an executive. None of those guys went broke or sold off their rings

[@jcartile310]

Ya because they're white and most are from Canada or Europe and NOT here

[@Ricorican77]

Passing away on Christmas is a horrible day to go I know I went to say Merry Christmas to mom she was gone its a undescribable feeling to put in words

[@lovetronlawrence2482]

Class act Giants Organization👍

[@flex1481]

"nudda damn thing, an i don't start that until after lunch"

[@rsimpkins2g]

Seems like almost every time an athlete opens up a business it fails.

[@artkid9279]

Thats because not everybody with money and a little fame can just go up and open a business . Its still got to good and i believe alot of them just do it as a get rich ,back up career scheme

[@mrsain19]

wouldn't surprise me at all if Reinsdorff got Randy some replacement rings made already.

[@WindyCityHawkey]

Scottie Bowman has 14 Stanley Cup ring 11 as a coach and 3 as an head hockey operation with blackhawks.

[@nubiancoop]

Don't play football you will be broke and dead

[@outoftheirskulls5676]

The Raiders win the biggest dummies award.

[@edmountainhorse658]

Caught in the hype of it all called life!

[@TECNITTY]

@4:02 13 year old NBA veteran🤣🤣

[@marknellalmodiel8056]

unanimously, NFL players won this award.(Drugs,Drugs..)

[@ChristRecords-ny7mt]

Marknell Almodiel and mitches

[@rbghunter9749]

Idc if im broke my ring is not leaving my hand

[@maryeaton8033]

Do you think that they still have the money?What a slap in the face to their team

[@lovetronlawrence2482]

Damn Rocky!! 1of my All-Time Favorites. The Steeler Origination should never allow their champion players to lose their rings & homes.

[@kalelwilson8337]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug..."Rick James"

[@deegeebarxx3391]

I would NEVER sell my ring

[@cascorick8253]

DeeGee Barxx you would if you were hungry enough! Maybe you've been fortunate enough, never to have been that hungry?

[@cascorick8253]

DeeGee Barxx you would if you were hungry enough! Maybe you've been fortunate enough, never to have been that hungry?

[@1990758]

I personally do not think they have all the money that's being reported you sign a 20 million dollar contract after taxes I think you're probably get 15 to 16 your agent gets a percentage

[@pumpernickle2423]

Take out 48% off top. 10% agent, lawyers, accountants, and every family member and friends needing hand outs. 20mil does not last long at all

[@cheesengmok5712]

We make do my friend.

[@ericjohnson3238]

I'm sure somewhere in all these comments someone has mentioned it by now but Bill Russell actually has 13 rings. 11 as a player & 2 as a coach....just sayin.✌️

[@jorgegaytan3012]

3:40 that lawyer was a true heroe

[@itzk33zy54]

"He Won a NCAA Championship", but you shows the nba championship trophy🏆 nested 😂

[@ab100grand]

Well I Guess We All Know If Carmelo Anthony Ever Ends Up Broke Or Bankrupt Um Well That's It For Him Cause He Has No Ring To Sell To Get Him Out Of Anything 😂😩

[@JinxReignz]

It’s true Carmelo Anthony sucks 😂

[@krystingrant6292]

AB 100Grand it's true he's ass

[@johngammon8387]

But he's the most prolific player in the history of the game...just ask him.

[@adammaisking]

He can sell his Olympic gold medals

[@tedbundy1503]

AB 100Grand j

[@glenncurley680]

Henri Richard has 11 NHL Championship rings! I don't think he ever sold one. My Dad's favorite player!

[@TrueblueDC4L-G59]

*Almost to 1 million*

[@joshgrice5155]

13 yr old NBA player??? I think u worded it wrong

[@user-ts6lq1oe2y]

Mentic Asylum he said 13 year old veteran

[@bobhollywood6292]

fuck you shit that's what he said, but that wording still means he was playing as a teenager, not that he was a veteran for that many years.

[@thatgamer9876]

meet the stupidest person alive thesports

[@user-ts6lq1oe2y]

Bob Hollywood then fuck you though

[@user-ts6lq1oe2y]

Chdhdhdh Tbdbchc fuck you though

[@EdithSanchez-qe4hz]

I would have open Gas stations 😁

[@keonnewilliams9511]

Good material

[@gregbattles4742]

I know randy brown remember him as a baby..also know when he got with the bulls he never gave back to his community and much more

[@yeenstr8620]

Larry Grantham was not the luckiest player on this list. It was Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson hands down. I mean at the day's end, all this shit was about is money... 🤔🤔🤔

[@jwancampbell3406]

That video made me dizzy

[@mariettacuajunco268]

@DougEdwards317 ;u::t

[@lovetronlawrence2482]

Hayes & Guy were exceptional.

[@robertmasina4610]

Advice I received many years ago was it's not always how much money one makes but how one manages their money.

[@johncena2440]

I sold one of my spinner belts for 1 million

[@Sir_DeRANGED_Psycho]

John Cena fuck off

[@Jaybees4]

Fseee

[@jamesedward3639]

One thing they leave out is the groupies leave these folks pockets looking like rabbit ears 🤦🏽‍♂️😆

[@1990758]

LMAO LMAO

[@taniamcdonald8526]

Jose Canseco should have been the main character on any of the gtas lmao. That guy been through a lot

[@r3dyskunkteam904]

Only like this vidoe for the cleanliness off Dexter Manley. Shoutouts to bro

[@rappaport09]

Well in Antione Walker's defense he was a 13-year-old NBA player

[@KristenKimberly]

😂😂

[@vault4254]

wait, coaches get rings too?

[@rodneyswackard4664]

niitr0 yes...so do referees and the losing team as well

[@adolfdrippler243]

Yeah and don’t listen to this asshole replying lol.

[@buster8607]

Ofcourse

[@huffy6192]

Yeah lol. Have you never seen P. Jackson with all if his rings lol

[@ThankGodImBlack370]

This post exists to make you feel good about your life by telling you what other people who have accomplished things are NOW doing. Hope this makes you feel better.

[@djkountrysoul6984]

This guy is funny 😂😂

[@cdplaya1973]

Forgot Craig Hodges who sold his ring only to have it returned by former teammate MJ

[@moregoldmoregold]

NBA ruined his career.

[@deegeebarxx3391]

He tried to get the US govt to do something about the LA riots and the NBA blackballed him. He was still a prime athlete with no one wanting to give him a contract. The Colin Kaepernick of the NBA

[@classicstorm]

I just looked him upbecause I didn't know who he was...yes you are right...butI think this guy is better than him and had it worst than him...

[@bobberguy1]

So football players are dumber than any other athlete? Thought so.

[@jamesrecap7298]

Many of these guys we do not know at all

[@davidarmour5061]

Them Raiders a trip! lololol

[@wecameasandys]

What a nice kid on number ten buying the ring for 8500 and giving back to the player..what a shit move having him sell it again for 200k though..I'd be pissed if I was the kid.

[@jonathanlewis6834]

wecameasandys it just showed the kid he was more mature than a grown man-I lost respect 4 the fridge upon seeing tht.

[@GeorgiaWhisper]

wecameasandys They stated that he didn't benefit from the second auction of the ring.

[@howey935]

How can they be world champions when only American teams play?

[@hermanbrown1853]

Howzer The

[@MrStcarroll29]

Howzer The man because there are Canadian teams in the Nba and Mlb

[@TartarianTopG]

Howzer The man a lot of p layers from the carribian in MLB and Europe for NBA

[@connerjames4788]

Howzer The man because they are the best leagues in the world, easily, coming from a Canadian

[@jasonlancaster3281]

cuz players all over the world can play. a lot of the players are from other countries

[@Gbpsfitness]

"Thirteen year old NBA veteran, Antoine Walker?" Lol

[@ezekielnichols2530]

Damn I'm a Oakland raiders fan man I see some players from the raiders was really broke that's sad

[@phantomblade89]

how the hell is Lawrence Taylor not on this list.

[@mikethemonkey18]

phantomblade89 because he didn't sell his ring. He gave his rings to his jackass son. The son sold them to cover his debts

[@yeahisaidit5633]

phantomblade89 not broke!

[@ChristRecords-ny7mt]

phantomblade89 he was dumb with his money but he definitely ain't broke

[@ghostsg5847]

And OJ

[@TD1027]

If I was a multimillionaire I'll be budgeting my money no fancy stuff like jewelry cars big houses etc using public transportation upper middle class apartment getting my clothes at Wal-Mart Marshalls or Burlington Coat Factory and on top of that if I need to get laid in a worst way there's lots of red light district foreign countries to choose from.

[@angelgmedina4790]

TD1027 i would buy like one good kinda expensive car and make that shit last

[@taylorsharifzadeh6031]

Angel G Medina get a continental gt, and nice 3 bedroom house that you pay off. So you only need to pay property tax gas and food the rest of your life.

[@tedcarter1030]

Buy nice modest house and drive 70 GTO Convertible i.e no losses

[@tedcarter1030]

Go to poor foreign countries for girlfriends

[@edwimliberal2562]

It’s not about how you spent your money it’s all about what you do with it like investment

[@denisemitchell4528]

Evelyn Lozado and Antoine

[@thedubbman4453]

Randy Brown had the coldest waves in his hair, hell I woulda bought them!

[@davon9404]

Phil jackson

[@ChristRecords-ny7mt]

Lil Sheep doubt it. He's being playing with house money since his six piece special in the 90's

[@The1SilverShadow]

13 year old ??! ...man what am i doing with my miserable life on youtube looking up hot latinos in wet t-shirts

[@bobhollywood6292]

The1SilverShadow links, bruh.

[@The1SilverShadow]

wow.... just wow !!!

[@dx8302]

The1SilverShadow latinos arw guys and latinas are women not gonna judge

[@The1SilverShadow]

D X tomato tomaato...potato potaato n' all that jazz ✌

[@dx8302]

The1SilverShadow 😂

[@SuperWilliamholmes]

You forgot Henri Richard also has 11 Stanley Cup Championship rings with the Montreal Canadiens. Many people think Bill Russel is the lone holder of the most championships won by a player.

[@vocalstar]

the commentator sounds like he takes other guys home lol

[@thetorrance3897]

The Refrigerator should have made enough money just off his G.I Joe figure.....fuckin probably screwed him over somehow.....

[@antwaunharris7830]

The Torrance Showing our AGE. Him, Walter payton, and Sgt. Slaughter had G.i. Joe's lol

[@pascho1057]

next is durant

[@M0BX.L]

Pascho lol

[@slowitdownroc8946]

lol

[@CLOUD2K1]

Not sure bout that

[@barcode4822]

Pascho sadly that wouldn't happen it's a 0.000000001 chance of that

[@slowitdownroc8946]

+KyngCloud lol

[@DEZINE5]

Julious Irving won an NBA CHAMPIONSHIP 1983 with the Philadelphia 76ers not the New Jersey Nets. He won an ABA Championship with the New York Nets.

[@bmanzzo4029]

Bill Russell still holds the record since Phil Jackson set the record in rings as a coach and player not just player

[@teddylewis4933]

Bmanzzo facts

[@myron_ob7]

Where's Michael Jordan? He only got 1 billion...

[@advaitnatti6181]

MixedBoyUS Jordan is filthy rich he is universes away from being broke

[@myron_ob7]

Advait Natti It's a joke...

[@TheNiners6949]

MixedBoyUS the trillionair are laughing at that joke

[@youngray5238]

MixedBoyUS stop being stupid Jordan will never go broke he have a shoe sponsor llf. ..an people buy Jordan's everyday

[@masterroshimagazines4354]

Fuck jordan. He ripping everyone off

[@timgloeckler8636]

How can u go broke if u make at least a million there is no excuse unless you are doing drugs

[@neetrab]

How about just being either scammed or irresponsible or it was flat out stolen? I think those are pretty good excuses.

[@bwiser5206]

Tim isn't it funny how people who never made shit are experts in what they would do?

[@1990758]

If you make $1000000 after taxes you'll probably get 800,000

[@reggiehill49]

🤣🤣​@@bwiser5206

[@salvadorayala8072]

Yogi Berra Is ties with Phil Jackson, 10 as a Player 3 as a Coach

[@lovetronlawrence2482]

Good for you Dexter Manley.