Modern-Day Tragic Hero List:

Professional Athletes
Ben Johnson -Sprinter
Gene Big Daddy Lipscomb - Colts

Len Bias - Baseball

John Daily - Golf
Dwight Gooden - Baseball
Darryl Strawberry - Baseball
Maurice Clarett College Football
Barry Bonds Baseball
Pete Rose Baseball
Mike Tyson - Boxing
Oscar Pistorius- Track
Lance Armstrong Cycling
Joe Paterno- Football
Michael Vick Football
O.J. Simpson Football
Alex Rodriguez- Baseball
Ray Rice Football
Adrian Peterson - Football
Aaron Hernandez - Football
Tiger Woods Golf
Tiki Barber - Football

Politicians
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Elliot Spitzer
John Edwards
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
Janet Napolitano
Gen. David Petraeus
Anthony Weiner

Celebrities
Justin Bieber
Britney Spears
Amy Winehouse
Jimi Hendrix
Jim Morrison
Paris Hilton
Michael Jackson
Cory Monteith
Kurt Cobain
Syd Barrett
Gen. G. A. Custer
James Dean
Jim Irsay
Bill Cosby
Amanda Bynes