Vinny Testaverde never really excelled at one particular skill set to help take his teams to the next level, but his longevity in the game has allowed him to become one of the most notable quarterbacks of all-time. With twenty-one seasons of pro-football under Testaverde's belt, his durability is a testament to his legacy as one of the greats to ever take a snap underneath center. Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Vinny Testaverde played four years of college football at the University of Miami from 1983-1986. During his tenure with the Hurricanes, Testaverde became one of the institution's allt-ime leading touchdown passers with 48 and won the Heisman Trophy as a senior.
Vinny Testaverde was drafted 1st overall in the 1987 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he would play the first six seasons of his lengthy NFL career. He would also go on to play for several other NFL franchises including the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets (2x), Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and Carolina Panthers before calling it quits in 2008. His best play as a starter came in his first season with the Jets in 1998 when he threw 29 touchdowns with a passer rating of 101.6. Unfortunately, most of the teams he played ended up with losing records. Testaverde's 123 losses is the most in NFL history by a starting quarterback, but upon his retirement he held top ten records for career passing yardage (46,233), career touchdown passes (275), and completions (3,787).
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.