The Bone-Chilling Downfall of the Star QB who Gambled His Life Away. Art Schlichter's Story

[@craighenry2351]

Let me make some corrections and add some insight. I was behind Art by a year at Ohio State. So I was there for three years of his college career. I was also a senior in high school when his recruiting was going on. He was a huge prospect back then. I also had a class with him as well as attended a couple of parties he went to. There is my backround with Art. First of all his last name is pronounced SCHLEEESTUURR. Secondly, the Colts had already moved to Indianapolis by the time he was drafted. When he was drafted, the Colts had just hired Frank Kush as their new head coach. Kush coached at Arizona State and his starting quarterback was Mike Pagel, the same player that beat Art out of the job. But that was only as a rookie. Art started the next year but was, eventually replaced by Pagel on down the road, partially because of bis gambling and partially because Frank Kush preferred Pagel due to bis familiarity with him. Also, make no mistake, Art’s last three years in college were very good. He held most of OSU’s passing records until about 6 or 7 years ago. One thing I can tell you is that Art was extremely arrogant and it wouldn’t surprise me if he actually felt like his talent would bail him out no matter what he did. I also believe, from all I heard, that Earle Bruce did go with Art to the track on a regular basis. And that track name is pronounced SY O TUH. This story, definitely should be a cautionary tale. Art has had several chances and been in and out of prison because of his gambling. He seems to follow a cycle of incarceration, changed behavior for a few years after he gets out , then a return to gambling. And to do that he has gotten more and more inventive with the scams he has run to help finance his habit. Art, truly could have been something, but he flushed it all away. And the sad thing is, each time he has gotten out of jail, there have been plenty of people there to help him back to his feet. It just seems he hasn’t hit bottom, yet. Until he does, I see no hope for him.

[@ellegwaapo619]

Great insight, Sir. I don't know him, but I wish him well.

[@joefaller4525]

Yes, I found enough mistakes with name pronunciation. He called the Colts BU QB as Pagla, it was Pagel. It's hard to take a guy seriously if they don't research all the things he claims. Art was a sad case and he di so many people wrong. I remember the SI article where he had a bet on the Cavaliers and they lost the point spread on the last play. He said he told his parents good night and went up stairs and threw up for 1/2 hour. BTW, the picture he shows when he talks about the FBI, is VP Walter Mondale and a bunch of US senators, as Mondale, as VP, was the head of the Senate. I wonder if this guy was drunk when he made this video.

[@bigbearkat2010]

One thing I disagree with is the "changed behavior for a few years after he gets out." He never seemed to actually change his ways, even temporarily, the only thing that would change is him pretending in public like he learned something from it. Dude didn't even let being in jail keep him from gambling.

[@royaldavis640]

Great recap, this whole thing is so interesting

[@sandyboggs8099]

He was drafted in 1982 by the Baltimore colts

[@OneManParade]

I remember when gambling was a vice, now it's promoted on the Internet and television.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

Right , I can see now why gambling is illegal in certain states in America, causes nothing but problems and ruins the integrity of sports I’m about sick of seeing draft kings and fanduel ads non stop when I watch the ncaa,nfl, and ufc

[@joefaller4525]

This is not a prediction, just a feeling. I can see a major, major gambling scandal either in pro or college sports in the next 10-15 years. I see it involving players, refs and possibly even coaches being involved. Way too much money involved not to corrupt people. Thin of a player or even a ref who wants to get to the "big time" and suddenly realizing it likely won't happen. Getting with gamblers would be the perfect way to cash in.

[@TheDocrick]

Addictive anything is the vice. Fixing games is the vice. Stealing is the vice. Gambling is legal and not the issue.

[@JoshuaTraffanstedt]

It's always been. Even when it was seen as a vice you could do it on water on cruises, in Vegas and all over nevada, on river boat casinos, in other countries, in deadwood south dakota, on indian reservations at casinos, etc. Before that it was legal everywhere in the US. Gambling is like alcohol.. some folks can do it one weekend and not again for 4 months and it never effects their lives in the slightest other than a headache the next morning. Some folks can gamble in Vegas or Shreveport one weekend, play the 400 bucks they had set aside and no harm no foul. Others spend their entire life savings in a single weekend. If you can't gamble responsibly, you shouldn't gamble. It's that simple. We all have our flaws, we just have to recognize we have them.

[@atlbuck]

Also interesting fact. Nick Saban was an assistant coach in 80 and 81 he was a dB coach. Pete Carrol was an assistant in 79.

[@bigbearkat2010]

Kind of reminds me of Bill Peterson. Arguably one of the worst NFL coaches in league history also had a hell of a coaching tree from his college days including BIll Parcells, Bobby Bowden, Joe Gibbs and funny enough Earle Bruce.

[@michaelnobles6774]

Terrific info. I love sports but your detail is outstanding. Thanks

[@billrehm3590]

My dad had a friend that was a professional gambler and was around the horses. I remember him talking about races being fixed. If he was around the track he probably getting tips and winning money. I worked at a gas station in the mid 70s and the top jockey came in and get his cars worked on . My friend was the mechanic and he would give us tips on betting on a horse . He would say don't bet your paycheck, and they always won. I remember one time his wife was in front of me betting on a horse and it wasn't the one her husband was riding.

[@Richard-g4u1r]

At the smallest horse racing tracks, with the smallest purses (prize money paid to the owners of the winning horses) and the least-sophisticated bettors, not to mention the least-sophisticated regulators, the insiders (trainers, mostly,) are most likely to try to supplement their incomes by betting on the races. And conspiring to fix them.

[@4xm413]

You got me w/ that last part.🤣-🤝

[@4xm413]

225 for 8 ? Ok ! 💪

[@jaysantos11]

Shh-leaster

[@stephaniegormley9982]

Yeah, he keeps adding an L and deleting an S. Otherwise a good vid.

[@mikerotonda6264]

Because this cat has a southern accent... I guarantee you, that's not how you say this qbs last name

[@jeffreyforte]

Thank you.

[@andrewr7395]

Thank you! Constant mispronunciation is maddening

[@smartbomb7202]

1 week of research is not enough...didn't even bother to learn the proper pronunciation of the subjects name...another youtube idiot

[@stevelee2037]

He was on American Greed last night

[@thalleshoward3962]

I met him a couple of time. He had an ego the size of OSU campus. And Matt you are right Earle Bruce is the one who got him started on gambling.

[@shannongraves3918]

His mom was placing bets before OSU was in the equation

[@carseye1219]

Blaming Earle Bruce, one of the best human beings I ever met (I was working in the Ohio State Athletic Department at the time) is like an alcoholic blaming the bartender that served him his first drink. Earle cared more about his players as people than any coach I ever met. Art's parents kept bailing him out, the worst kind of enabling, But, in the end, Art was going to destroy everything in his wake. Have no pity for him whatsoever.

[@thalleshoward3962]

@@carseye1219 Then why was he hanging out with Earle at Scioto Downs. I used to get in there for free. And I saw it with my own two eyes. And that was just Scioto, Beulah was also open then also.

[@carseye1219]

And the addiction was Earle's fault? That's asinine. Look no farther than the Schlichter home. Earle owned 2 horses. He NEVER went with AS to the track but saw him there "four or five times". They never hung out at the track. FBI verified all of this. Do you think for ONE INSTANT that, if Earle suspected the scope of the problem, that he wouldn't have ENDED IT IMMEDIATELY! Earle was never that stupid. @@thalleshoward3962

[@michaelmccarthy3930]

Dude, you are acting like you broke this story and nobody ever covered it before. Ther e are no fewer than 10 documentaries about Art Schlichter.

[@5330MALLARD]

This story is so sad, it can leave you shaking your head. Born on a mountain top but ended up sliding into the abyss.

[@OtakuSupreme]

That $50 he would bet early on from his mom would be around $400 today which makes it even crazier 😂

[@Az56818]

$400 today doesn't buy what $10 back then would have 😂

[@flatlevi]

Matt, I love your videos dude. I encourage you to keep up the hard work and effort you put into this channel and community. I watch your videos every time you post and don’t miss a thing. Overall just keep up the work and effort. Roll Tide.

[@Himothy_the1st]

Get off your knees son and catch your breath. Good lord… Matt appreciates that you are happy with the videos but cmon my guy, you are really giving some sloppy toppy right here.

[@bg199083]

Hey Matt! Can you do a video about De'Anthony Thomas? He played in Snoop Dogg’s Pop Warner Football and he was a MONSTER as a punt returner at Oregon. Keep up the good work man! #MattistheGOAT

[@keithporter2397]

I met Art in Las Vegas during the 90's. Art did daily sports radio called "The Art Schlichter Show" and he was actually pretty good on his show. I once loaned Art $1,000 and he paid me back. I've heard many negative stories but here is one positive story. I can't say anything bad about Art. Art is all good with me.

[@jasonv2323]

This is an unbelievable story!! Great research Matt! I am baffled that this is a real story! I mean what in the actual f! I get addiction but holy crap! This guy bring it to a whole nother level! I hope somehow this guy finds some peace! But honestly one of your best videos in my opinion Matt!!

[@LoveToRelax]

Thanks!

[@charliewilliamson7692]

My memory of Schlister is that he was the quarterback of OSU that threw the interception in the OSU/Clemson bowl game that got coach Woody Hayes fired. Hayes was so upset that he took a swing at the Clemson player, resulting in his firing.

[@michaelnobles6774]

Great info.

[@smhollanshead]

Matt, you did a great job reporting on Art Schlichter! I’m a Buckeye fan, and you found things I didn’t know. Art was a very charming guy. Art was the kind of guy you wanted to help and give opportunities to. Art also had no conscience. Some might call him a psychopath. Art was the guy you never wanted to meet or to go into business with. Perhaps the phrase, a wolf in sheep’s clothing is an apt description. Art burned everyone he met. I have to wonder how Art’s life would have turned out if he had Tom Brady as his big brother. I guess we will never know.

[@glennbo923]

His upbringing ruined his life. Best vid you have done . I give 5 stars. Made my night.

[@bJgravedigger]

Matt, just had to come down to the comment section and let you know that this was an absolute masterpiece of a video, super entertaining and you kept me engaged throughout the entire video! Great job and keep doing your thing! #mattbekillingit

[@kevinburchfield5910]

One of your best videos!!! Outstanding!!!

[@randylewis4242]

I used to go to scioto Downs during that time. Art was "banned" from the track, so we would see him park his car down by the stables and have a runner place his bets for him.

[@atlbuck]

Remember him well. He was the biggest star in Columbus when I was in high school there. His father was also a compulsive gambler. The family lost thier farm because of it.

[@michaelnobles6774]

Wow

[@italianwaterice9594]

*their

[@atlbuck]

@@italianwaterice9594 haha..thanks!

[@italianwaterice9594]

@@atlbuck ok Dave

[@carseye1219]

I was at Ohio State at the time. The worse part of this story is that it has no redemption whatsoever. A sick problem gambler deciding to move to Las Vegas. What could go wrong?

[@lukeyarasheski5510]

Just wanted to let you know, man, your comfort level talking into the microphone has increased significantly. You're doing a great job. And the research is just as good as its always been. Keep it up

[@StevenLamkin-yz2rd]

Now why would a NFL player gamble for money and then place bets and then gets sent to federal prison and got divorced by his own wife guess that's what he gets from gambling and betting 🙄

[@HonestUAWElectrician]

First ever Arena Football game I went to was Arena Bowl 90. He had a nice little run in the AFL with the Detroit Drive and Cincinnati Rockers. I had just started watching football a year prior so I had no idea what he had done up to that point. Also the Drive traded him to Cincinnati because he was gambling, of course. Mike Illitch owned the team and really tried to help Art get his $hit together. To no avail. When Cincinnati got the expansion they got him thinking being closer to home would help him a bit on top of trying to drum up interest.

[@markanthony1004]

You're becoming one of my favorite channels on KZbin bro

[@fdrangerman]

there is a good story of 1972 husker heisman winner johnny the jet rodgers. he robbed a gas station at gunpoint one of the first days he was in lincoln coach devaney took him into his own home to keep him out of trouble.

[@jamaldavie6423]

Good morning Matt, great video, can you do a video on former Nebraska RB Lawerence Phillips?

[@RodneyPinSC]

Matt - great work! How about a video on Tony Robinson, the hugely talented Tennessee QB. He beat No. 1 Auburn (Bo Jackson) his senior year. Got injured against Alabama. Got arrested. He supposedly was the loose inspiration for Keanu Reeves character in "The Replacements."

[@michaelnobles6774]

Wasn't he somewhat skinny and didn't he go Leon High in Tallahassee?

[@anthonymazzola3574]

My papas was a Horse trainer, Serious Trainer. It got me smart on gambling, don't gamble what u don't have. The windows don't care if u eat or the horses. There is alot of people with this habit.

[@PaulHahrrgis_]

Writing all of those bad checks in Vegas back then, I’m surprised he didn’t lose a few limbs. Christ almighty.

[@craighenry2351]

Actually, if you’re a lifelong Buckeye fan, like me, it’s a bit depressing. It’s quite a cautionary tale. The next draft (My class) showed what he could have become. That draft included John Elway, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, Todd Blackledge, Dan Marino and Ken Davis. Four of those guys went to Super Bowls and We see Todd Blackledge weekly as a color commentator for college football.

[@royaldavis640]

Great content Matt, u doing a great job, ur one of my favorite channels

[@bucksdiaryfan]

Who the hell is Art Shleeler??! its pronounced "shleester"!!

[@TimboStorm]

Can you do a update on coynis miller? I played with him in Highschool before he moved and became a big time recruit. He went to play for Auburn but haven't heard much since his high school days. Love you videos man keep up the great work.

[@ItsDash937]

Matt, great channel bro. Any chance on a Noel Divine video? He was a beast then disappeared..

[@fredclifton1293]

Went to watch him play at ohio state stadium with my dad. Cold, raining, i was very young. He and Doug Donnelly ( white lightening) were great. I saw Doug catch an impossible pass from Art, between two defenders, mid air, parallel to the ground for a touch down. I went nuts, never saw anything like it. Dad grabbed me so I wouldn't fall down the stadium walls. Me, dad and football, it was a great day.

[@ryankutchenriter]

Can you please talk about the 2007 college football season?

[@kaylonrome]

DD

[@LoveToRelax]

Thanks, Matt, for this great video. I'm still kind of new to the channel and am slowly working my way backwards. Lol. I went to OSU at exactly the same time as Art Schlichter. I didn't know him personally, but he was in one of my English classes (keep in mind that at OSU, first year English classes had around 600 students, so you really didn't know anyone. Lol). We went to a few of his games even when he was still in high school... man, he was fun to watch! BTW, I know you're getting slaughtered because of his name. For what it's worth, it really is pronounced SHLEESTER. Weird, I know, but I've seen weirder. I was in the military with a guy named Szczney. Good luck with THAT one... 😅 (We just called him Sneezy, to keep it simple)

[@jpmnky]

Man, they covered this guy on Outside the Lines or one of those Sunday morning ESPN shows in the late 90s when they were a real network. His story made enough of an impression I never forgot it. I’m bringing this up because he was still in trouble for all that money he stole from that radio station guy. Glad to see you covering this guy and bringing it to a new generation. The timing is perfect considering how heavy these gambling sites advertise to young men today. Don’t gamble fellas. Just don’t.

[@ryankutchenriter]

Can you please talk about Rakeem Cato?

[@T4YT0R]

“SLISH-TER”

[@fiercecamaross]

lol yeah that was rough.

[@lindalealphamale]

Always funny to hear younger guys who otherwise have great content butcher household names from my youth

[@bennylevine387]

Wasn't it more like Shleester?

[@T4YT0R]

@@bennylevine387 yeah, that’s exactly right. I was trying to make it easier on ole Matt… no offense but he’s not the brightest w/ the reading & pronunciation lol. Go back in this video & listen to him read Scioto 😂

[@stephaniegormley9982]

And what do all those US senators 14:14 have to do with it? I can see Walter Mondale, Barry Goldwater, Gary Hart, John Tower, and a few familiar ones who's name I can't quite place.

[@duece44]

As a former problem gambler, I can relate to almost everything that Art did, even the stuff that may seem unbelievably dumb to a non-gambler. To anyone watching this who is battling, may you make it out soon🤘🏾

[@TitleTalkTCL]

It's crazy Matt is like 10 years younger than bc he often says small things about life that may seem sort of cruel but it hits me after sometimes ppl need to hear the harsh truth in order to push forward. Also, I've listened to a lot of his older videos and newer videos and props to Matt for finding a better understanding on addiction.

[@deshonebonyrowland-ward4552]

Addiction is real..... I can believe there were so many times he vowed to stop but he continued to fail... Hes no different than someone who has a drug problem... Hes struggling and he's decided to just give into it... I truly doubt he's bored... Hes an addict... I hope he bets on himself one more time and can beat this or at the very least get help and fight to keep it under control....

[@4xm413]

Love the Channel ! Love the Attitude ! ☆ FORT BENNING SOLDIER

[@peytonjacob645]

Matt loving these story videos. Can you do these videos on basketball players

[@fiercecamaross]

I remember back in 1987 when I was in 8-10 yr old Bowling league, I would always run over to the big choice machines located in the arcade (the ones with the claw that you would try to pick up prizes) in between my rolls on my team. Blew my entire $2.00/wk allowance each Saturday on them (but I was good at it lol) and also missed a few rolls while nobody knew where I ran off to. Anyways, my Mom found out she told me a story on the way to the Bowling alley the next week about this man named Art Schlichter, and how he blew everything he had on gambling - and that if I didn't get my act together, I'd end up just like him. It helped that we lived in Columbus, Ohio so that I knew who he was, but had no idea about his gambling. I managed to grow out of my $2.00 a week addiction at the age of 9 while in 3rd grade lol.

[@italianwaterice9594]

so.. this video isnt about you.... youre narcisstic or selfish,,,,,,so seek help for that

[@Ifraneljadida]

Pride comes before the fall. We’ve known this for thousands of years at this point. No matter if you’re a college QB or the God King of Mesopotamia - if you let your ego get out of control you will fall. Just how the earth we live on works

[@mackdbush984]

Do your homework. His name is pronounced Sleez- ster. 👌

[@pittsburghbob69]

They did not watch film in the 80's. Not every game was even recorded.

[@lukeknight6559]

8% chance he throws an interception on every attempt his freshman season.... kind of unbelievable to fathom in this day and age.

[@tswm3578]

Gambling is a very bad addiction.

[@crutonpreton15]

Not excusing this behavior from Art but addiction fucks you up so bad you lose a bit of control of your mind

[@tonywebb110]

Right nobody chooses to be an addict.

[@JohnDoe-zr8pc]

@@tonywebb110They do choose to not get any treatment for it though.

[@conorlauren]

Gambling is probably the worst. Gambling appeals to people who have the mix of: (1) high intelligence (they are always thinking of ways to beat the system); (2) high ego (think they can actually do it); and (3) need for stimulation. They always are smart enough to scheme some way out. It’s the addiction that has some possibility of making a person wealthy. You just can’t help an egotistical narcissist with behavior control issues.

[@conorlauren]

@@tonywebb110 Everybody has the choice not to be. I am an addict. Hence I never tried those things that could addict me. Addiction is not like being born without an arm. It is not like being born with Down’s syndrome. There is choice involved.

[@randylewis4242]

I lived in Columbus and even met him a couple of times. That's not how you pronounce his name.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

I grew up in Ohio and a huge buckeyes fan all the older fans I talk to say this dude was special and was gonna be dope in the NFL old head buckeyes fans still talk about how good Art was Just a good example of how gambling is like a drug and can ruin lives , I absolutely hate sports betting it ruins the integrity of the sport

[@jamesparker6659]

@mattbegreat I got one, what happened to DJ Hall

[@acemccannis302]

“He looks in the floorboard of the car…and he finds crack” 😂 talk about a plot twist

[@kennedymcgovern5413]

Oh Woody Hayes. I was just a kid. But this was one of those times when I just happened to get lucky and witness history. I was watching that Ohio State Clemson game when it happened.

[@lancelot_28]

Do one video on Ryan Leaf

[@bigbearkat2010]

I personally think Flemlo was already pretty thorough on that one

[@brandonconforto315]

I feel like he's been covered so many times over the past 2 decades.

[@deeshotcha2250]

The ending was on point people just get bored & competitive it’s shows in history 💯

[@pappy4075]

I have heard he placed action in locker room. And if I recall was benched in Liberty Bowl game

[@biffbenedict1603]

so many channels are promoting sports betting sponsorships, it's shameful targeting children with that shit.

[@daredevil5072]

We gonna need that everett golson video next thought the cheating thing at notre dame was to much to get him kicked out i know notre dame has high academic standards but still it was to much

[@buckeye8996]

Matt, your next vid should be about what happened to Shea Patterson, Love the content keep it up!

[@etweez906]

Hey Matt, you should make a video on Len Bias

[@voidstar611]

T bag def watched this video after answering the cop

[@sunspots6077]

Not saying that there was anything wrong.. But this triggered a memeroy of one time Bill Curry spoke of playing in some post season all star game and Bear Bryant was his coach... Bear had taken an instant liking of Curry.... And curry was amazed one evening when Bryant got him in the back of a limo and took him to an evening at a horse track.. Curry said he was stunned.

[@bennylevine387]

It's hard when you develop this gambling sickness on a large scale in your early 20s. I can relate. You have the disease, but you're too young to really manage it. Not that it's a picnic at an older age, but when you have that sickness without the seasoning and experience, it resonates different and in a worse more insidious way that is more difficult to recover from. And when the young adult mind is geared for this all-action mindset, it can be pretty hopeless looking ahead.

[@rickflick2689]

Matt, dig the channel. Have for a while. Growing up in a Ohio, i was a huge Art SHLEEE-STER (it’s often mis-pronounced , not just you) fan as a kid. Ive met Art and I know a lot people close to Art. He is a master manipulater. It’s STUNNING how he can work people. Sadly, that was his real talent. Art Schlicter could charm the white off rice. He is currently working the CTE angle as a former player. Trying to get compensation from the league. Not gamble though. He wants to use the money to help others. No. I’m pretty sure he’ll blow it on gambling. PS His dad Max committed suicide in the family swimming pool after he’d had enough of Art. FACT.

[@Moreese_44]

Cliff Harris please do one on him!!

[@Sutterjack]

This story is so sad and depressing - as a gambling addict myself it has cost me dearly in my life - mostly financially. I never stole or pawned to support my habit but I can understand the mentality and the pain you cause people you love. Art's story is just so incredibly sad and pathetic. Just a incorrigible, unrepentant gambler that destroyed everything in his life, and many other people's lives, with no happy ending

[@d.c-jr8015]

50.00 from 1975-1978 is worth 230.00- 270.00 and change. Inflation in the later 70s it actually was worth less in 1978 then it was in 1975. Still good money for a High School athlete/kid and college athlete/kid.

[@6213explorer1]

Given the current push for sports betting, I wonder if we are creating more individuals like this?

[@AntonioRamsey-ti4yq]

Leeeets get innnn tooo it "in my matt whispering voice" 😂

[@ModestNea]

Wow this one was wild Matt😮😮😮

[@danporter2345]

Do the original maestro of the roid rage: Darth Raider, Lyle Alzado. That was a scary dude.

[@JDS-r5u]

i had to turn it off u butchered his name for god sakes just call him art if u cant say last name.

[@bJgravedigger]

And your grammar is terrible 😂

[@StealthTRD]

Cry

[@Americasdummy]

That’s ugly for you to say that to Matt you can’t spell u right and I don’t see you trying to make a video that anyone will fallow Matt’s got dyslexia and a 3 grade education and your picking on him you must be a obomian bidenett Marxist or something?

[@michaelshawusa1]

fArt

[@joecampbell8398]

Lol, when I first heard Matt pronounce his name I thought I must have been saying his name wrong for the last 40 yrs 😂

[@FermiFred]

Why are there film clips of recent high school games? Assume it is Valor Christian, pretty sure Art did not go to Valor.

[@JL-ec1by]

For a guy that supposedly did his "research," he can't even pronounce his name. It's SLEESE-STER. I just couldn't get through it.

[@oliverseoliverse]

Gambling as a child definitely contributed to his behavior. His mother flushing huge sums of money on his budding addiction to the excitement of gambling taught him neither the value of a dollar nor the importance of earning it. Did he feel bored? Not exactly. It was more like with most narcissists and addicts, the amount of risk that gives him the same rush has to increase over time to continue to satisfy him. As time goes on, his self-destructive behavior becomes worse and worse. To go from the NFL to lifelong recidivist from making the same bad decisions over and over is a prime example of this.

[@craighenry2351]

Yeah, Rod won them an Orange Bowl the year after Archie Griffin and Corny Green left. They got crushed in the Sugar Bowl the next year by Alabama, but that was the team’s fault, not Rod’s. Boy Woody surprised everybody with that quarterback switch for the Penn State game. That team lost in the national championship game that year to Alabama. That Penn State team had Pete Suhey, Chuck Fusina and Scott Fitzkee. Not to mention they had a killer pair of defensive ends in Bruce Clark and Matt Millen. That is definitely not a line to play a first time freshman starter against.

[@One_Eleven111]

I just saw his American Greed episode last night

[@mrbob8618]

Can you do i video on Charlie manson. He was a catcher in Pirates org

[@RC-lo4sq]

I recall watching Art self- destruct when all this went down. Had it all and pissed it away.

[@chad3452]

so much shit goes on behind the scenes... fanduel, DK, MGM, and every other online sportsbook will not let you bet on any college team in your home state and also they are anout 1-2 min ahead of what you are watching on TV 😂... to me when you gotta watch a game that is delayed 1-2 min so the books can gain that advantage should be robbery

[@Fatjack_da_mack]

@mattbegreat Hey Matt can you do a story on ramonce Taylor. It’s similar to Percy Harvin story but ten times worse. He was a national championship athlete at university of Texas. If you look at his last season numbers they were similar if not better than Percy Harvins in college.

[@nicholasjones1209]

They used to put all numbers in the phone book

[@DrDetroit_]

This is a great channel

[@living-wellon-less5669]

I remember watching him play, The golden boy from Ohio State to prison pillow biter!

[@kennedymcgovern5413]

Everything in life is relative. I am retired now and I have set aside a decent retirement income for myself. But at the height of my career, I was banking 200G a year. No, that is not a million, but to us regular folk...it is a shitload of money. But do you know what, it never felt like I had a lot of money. It just felt like everything I wanted to buy was cheap. Now I look at the way I used to blow through money and I think of what a dumb ass I was when I was young. The point is, you say you don't feel sorry for millionaires. What you have to understand is that, to them, the money does not mean nearly as much as it would to you and I. The money just becomes your new baseline, upon which you build problems in your life just like everyone else. $10,000 when I was young and rtolling like that was nothing to me. $100,000 to a millionaire athlete is nothing to them. I guess if you are making 40K a year, then it has to be a couple of hundred that is nothing to you. But understand...it's all the same. The only thing different is how many zeros follow the first number is the amount that you can throw away and it not matter. But outside of that, people are people. People on all economic levels have problems. Millionaires just have problems in bigger houses. Anyway, onthis guy my question is: didn't he ever win? I mean, every time it came up that he went on a gambling binge he wound up broke. How bad did he have to BE at gambling?

[@davenwilliams2251]

You should do a what happened to JT Daniels or Derrius Guice next

[@StealthTRD]

Might be a lil early but id love a chad kelly video Or the ufc fighter from Britain that pulled off the biggest diamond hiest ever

[@KemGreene-c7p]

"The movie "The Longest Yard" (Burt Reynolds) way preceeded this guy"!😮

[@Super_Flea]

I don’t think any human on earth has ever had the gambling fever this guy has it’s 40 years and he hasn’t stopped .

[@keaganthedude]

I feel like some playmakers have that gambler mentality, and because of it, they make big plays, but also make big mistakes.

[@mikeborgmann]

I was a correction officer at Fci Elkton from 2000 to 2005. Art was there for awhile....he was still gambling and kept having to check in cuz he didnt have the store to pay up !

[@jmoney5350]

Dang this is the first time in 2 years Matt did not refer to Ohio State as lil bro state.

[@ValerieGriner]

He has been arrested for possession of a crack pipe(in his vehicle)...after serving 9 years in federal prison for multiple crimes. He has obviously hit "rock bottom." Very sad waste of talent and a life.

[@juniorbeastyt]

I love the content Matt but can someone explain how gambling with the head coach an actual crime ? Was it school rules or age or was it illegal to gamble ? Ps - i don’t gamble so im clueless 🤣

[@LoganOX7]

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