Biggest Bust in Sports all time

[Rongar]

If we're talking about fighters/boxers/etc., would Tyson qualify? He was great for a while, and then it just all went downhill.

That can be said of many (if not most) pro boxers, can't it? They stay in the game past their prime, and eventually lose to someone whom they would easily have licked in their heyday.

I don't consider Tyson a bust - at his best, he was awesome - literally. I trembled whenever he signed to fight a British boxer

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

That can be said of many (if not most) pro boxers, can't it? They stay in the game past their prime, and eventually lose to someone whom they would easily have licked in their heyday.

I don't consider Tyson a bust - at his best, he was awesome - literally. I trembled whenever he signed to fight a British boxer

But with Tyson it wasn't just that he lost to someone that he easily should have beat, when he was still in his heyday, it was all the out-of-the-ring stuff. The rape conviction, the divorce, the drug habits, all the "extra-curricular" stuff.

[DarthJaker]

What About this guy he wins the Heisman Trophy in 2003 and never makes the NFL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_W...rican_football)

[EVEN11323]

What About this guy he wins the Heisman Trophy in 2003 and never makes the NFL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_W...rican_football)

Not even close to being a bust. Just because you win the Heisman doesn't mean you will be great in the NFL. He was never really considered to be more than an NFL backup.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

He wasn't a bust. The Heisman isn't supposed to be an indicator of success-to-come in the NFL, it's an award given to the best football player in college. Jason White wasn't drafted high, if at all, he had no expectations at the pro-level, and didn't even make an opening week roster. How can you be a bust if you literally have no expectation to do anything?

EDIT: White wasn't the first, nor will he be the last, player to win the Heisman and not be expected to do anything at the NFL level.

[Arctic Blast]

I can't believe I forgot the drafting of workout warrior Mike Mamula #7 in '95 by the Eagles! Guy was an okay player, but he specifically worked out to 'beat' the Combine (a practice that has become regular these days), and shot up to being the 7th pick in the draft. Actually, Jon Harris, another end Philly drafted 25th in '97, might be worse. Mamula at least had a few reasonable years a rush end...Harris did NOTHING, and was a guy no other team had ranked above Round 3, but Ray Rhodes decided he could turn him in to a star.

[justanewguy]

I can't believe I forgot the drafting of workout warrior Mike Mamula #7 in '95 by the Eagles! Guy was an okay player, but he specifically worked out to 'beat' the Combine (a practice that has become regular these days), and shot up to being the 7th pick in the draft. Actually, Jon Harris, another end Philly drafted 25th in '97, might be worse. Mamula at least had a few reasonable years a rush end...Harris did NOTHING, and was a guy no other team had ranked above Round 3, but Ray Rhodes decided he could turn him in to a star.

Good one.

I'm not sure it's a straight-up BUST (because not THAT much was invested in him or expected from him), but that's a good call. Mamula had some sick physical skills, but wasn't really and NFL-caliber starter for the pass rush. His skills would show very well at times, but mostly he wasn't cut out for doing what they thought he could do.

Jon Harris was a moderate bust. Most first rounders are...

[metsguy234]

Generation K...

[justanewguy]

Generation K...

Nice one!

Triple bust. Though Isringhausen ended up being successful as a closer.

[justanewguy]

Every FA signing and trade by the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1988 through June 2008.

A 20 year bust.

[acetoolguy]

Maybe the fault lies with the self proclaimed experts that label these people "can't miss". Then, when they do miss, rather than admit they were wrong they call the person a bust because they failed to meet the experts expectations.
Now having said that, is Michelle Wie the youngest bust ever?

[oriole^]

As a team, it's hard to top the draft picks that the Washington Bullets - sorry, Wizards - have made. Kwame Brown, LaBradford Smith...arrrrgh. Even the ones they hit on, like Tom Gugliotta and Rip Hamilton, did their best after leaving. I can never forget John Nash telling the crowd at the Cap Centre, "You can judge me and my job on how well LaBradford Smith does." Whoooof!

[etothep]

Alexei Cherepanov
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3641566

obviously kidding, rough story.

i'm assuming since his incident didn't involve a motorcycle accident he's not a bust?

[gRYFYN1]

If we're talking about fighters/boxers/etc., would Tyson qualify? He was great for a while, and then it just all went downhill.

It tough to call one of the top 4 heavy weight boxers of the last 50 years a bust ...