There couldn't be a more obvious choice for the Giants' greatest franchise player of all-time that linebacker, Lawrence Taylor himself. While Deacon Jones coined the term 'sack' Lawrence Taylor forced the league's hand to make the act an official stat. L.T. might be one of the game's most violent and feared linebackers of all-time and rightfully so. During his NFL tenure, Taylor single-handedly changed the way the linebacker position was played throughout the entire NFL. Unfortunately, not every linebacker has been as gifted or vicious as Lawrence Taylor.
After his All-American stint at the University of North Carolina, Taylor was selected 2nd overall in the 1981 NFL Draft by the New York Giants where he would gon on to play his entire thirteen-season career. Taylor would go to start 180 out the 184 games he's was listed active for while recording a total of 132.5 sacks throughout his career. The 3x Defensive Player of the Year played a critical part in the Giants Super Bowl XXI and XXV victories. L.T. will forever be the frontman leader of 'The Big Blue Wrecking Crew.'
Not all celebrities have fame and fortune, some are just famous – and in a ton of debt. They came from rags to riches, then went back to rags. Whether they’ve filed bankruptcy, ended up in court, or just can’t stop spending, celebrities mismanage their money just like everyone else. They just hide it well.
50 Cent coined the term “wanksta,” then “partied like it was his birthday” until he filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015. The rapper was said to be anywhere between $10 million and $50 million in debt. In 2016, a federal bankruptcy court judge in Connecticut approved a plan for the founder of G-Unit to pay his debts back. He was able to get his bankruptcy discharged in February of the following year.
Following a 45-year-long career in Hollywood, acting in more than 70 films, actor Gary Busey found himself in more debt than he was worth. In 2012, it was reported that Busey owed between $500,000 and $1 million worth of debt, but only had $50,000 to his name. The 74-year-old actor owed money to hospitals, banks, the L.A. Waterworks District, and even a storage company. He filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy that same year. Despite his longstanding career in Hollywood, Busey's net worth is now only $500,000.
Burt Reynolds is still worth five million dollars, but his battles with debt date back more than 20 years. Between bad investments and a pricey divorce from actress Loni Anderson, the 1970s superstar had to deal with over $10 million in debt and decided to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1996. While testifying in a 1994 custody hearing, the South Florida native said he spent $40 million getting through his divorce.
The former Hollywood bad boy, Charlie Sheen owes the IRS nearly $5 million. But that's not all. In 2016, his net worth was reportedly still as high as $150 million, but he was nonetheless $12 million in debt at the time – including mortgages, legal fees, and taxes. That same year, Debt.com reported Sheen owed nearly $300,000 on an American Express card alone.