ESPN-fan's Top 25 Most Outrageous Sports Characters [1979-2004]

Sports Popularity

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7

1

Mike Tyson

Boxer

69.23% (9 of 13 votes)

13

2

Dennis Rodman

Basketball Player

32.05% (25 of 78 votes)

2

3

Don King

Sportscaster

100% (7 of 7 votes)

10

4

John McEnroe

Tennis Player

41.67% (5 of 12 votes)

14

5

Tonya Harding

Figure Skater

31.11% (28 of 90 votes)

6

6

George Steinbrenner

Sports Executive

71.43% (5 of 7 votes)

16

7

Charles Barkley

Basketball Player

16.67% (1 of 6 votes)

9

8

Vince McMahon

Wrestler

58.95% (326 of 553 votes)

11

9

Deion Sanders

Football Player

34.81% (47 of 135 votes)

18

10

John Rocker

Baseball Player

5.56% (2 of 36 votes)

3

11

Marge Schott

Sports Executive

100% (1 of 1 votes)

24

12

Dick Vitale

Sportscaster

0% (0 of 0 votes)

21

13

Al Davis

Sports Executive

0% (0 of 0 votes)

23

14

Jim McMahon

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

8

15

Howard Cosell

Sportscaster

62.50% (20 of 32 votes)

25

16

Mark Cuban

Sports Executive

0% (0 of 5 votes)

4

17

Billy Martin

Baseball Player

82.35% (14 of 17 votes)

5

18

Harry Caray

Sportscaster

75.00% (3 of 4 votes)

1

19

Buddy Ryan

Football Coach

100% (1 of 1 votes)

17

20

Lyle Alzado

Football Player

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)

15

21

Ted Turner

Philanthropist

17.50% (7 of 40 votes)

19

22

George Foreman

Boxer

0% (0 of 5 votes)

12

23

Reggie Jackson

Baseball Player

34.55% (38 of 110 votes)

22

24

Jimmy Connors

Tennis Player

0% (0 of 1 votes)

20

25

John Riggins

Football Player

0% (0 of 2 votes)