Mike Rice, pictured in 2011, was fired from his head coaching position at Rutgers University after a video surfaced of him verbally abusing his players, shoving them and throwing basketballs at them. Click through the gallery to see which coaches also crossed the line.
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Mike Rice, pictured in 2011, was fired from his head coaching position at Rutgers University after a video surfaced of him verbally abusing his players, shoving them and throwing basketballs at them. Click through the gallery to see which coaches also crossed the line.
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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was suspended for the entirety of the 2012 NFL season after his players were accused of taking part in a bounty program, rewarding them for intentionally injuring opposing players. Payton still claims that the accusations are unfounded.
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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was suspended for the entirety of the 2012 NFL season after his players were accused of taking part in a bounty program, rewarding them for intentionally injuring opposing players. Payton still claims that the accusations are unfounded.
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Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was also linked to the bounty scandal and suspended indefinitely. Williams was reinstated by the NFL and hired as a senior assistant defensive coach for the Tennessee Titans in February. He is now the defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams.
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Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was also linked to the bounty scandal and suspended indefinitely. Williams was reinstated by the NFL and hired as a senior assistant defensive coach for the Tennessee Titans in February. He is now the defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams.
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In March 2000, a video was released of Indiana head basketball coach Bobby Knight choking former player Neil Reed. After more claims were made, the hot-headed coach was fired. Here, Knight talks to Indiana player Ted Kitchel during a game against Northwestern University in February 1983.
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In March 2000, a video was released of Indiana head basketball coach Bobby Knight choking former player Neil Reed. After more claims were made, the hot-headed coach was fired. Here, Knight talks to Indiana player Ted Kitchel during a game against Northwestern University in February 1983.
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Longtime Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno was linked to the sex scandal surrounding former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, second from right in 1999. Sandusky was convicted of 45 of the 48 counts against him, including unlawful contact with minors and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. Court testimony showed that Paterno was aware of the misdeeds but failed to report them, leading to Paterno's termination and the revoking of all his records and titles as Penn State head coach.
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Longtime Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno was linked to the sex scandal surrounding former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, second from right in 1999. Sandusky was convicted of 45 of the 48 counts against him, including unlawful contact with minors and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. Court testimony showed that Paterno was aware of the misdeeds but failed to report them, leading to Paterno's termination and the revoking of all his records and titles as Penn State head coach.
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Former baseball star and manager Ozzie Guillen has made headlines more than once for his controversial statements. Guillen used an anti-gay term to describe a Chicago Sun-Times columnist in 2006 and expressed sentiment for Fidel Castro in 2012. He apologized for both comments after backlash in the press.
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Former baseball star and manager Ozzie Guillen has made headlines more than once for his controversial statements. Guillen used an anti-gay term to describe a Chicago Sun-Times columnist in 2006 and expressed sentiment for Fidel Castro in 2012. He apologized for both comments after backlash in the press.
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Mike Price was fired from his head football coaching position at the University of Alabama before the team played their first game for him. In 2003, Price admitted propositioning and bringing two women back to his hotel room after attending a golf tournament in Florida. One of the women ordered room service, which was charged to Price's university-issued credit card.
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Mike Price was fired from his head football coaching position at the University of Alabama before the team played their first game for him. In 2003, Price admitted propositioning and bringing two women back to his hotel room after attending a golf tournament in Florida. One of the women ordered room service, which was charged to Price's university-issued credit card.
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In 2004, video of the head coach of Spain's national soccer team, Luis Aragones, showed him using racist language in describing the opposing team's star player, Thierry Henry. Aragones -- here in 2008 -- claimed that he was trying to "motivate" his players to be aggressive and that he was not a racist. Despite public outcry, he was fined but not fired.
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In 2004, video of the head coach of Spain's national soccer team, Luis Aragones, showed him using racist language in describing the opposing team's star player, Thierry Henry. Aragones -- here in 2008 -- claimed that he was trying to "motivate" his players to be aggressive and that he was not a racist. Despite public outcry, he was fined but not fired.
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In 1978, Ohio State University head football coach Woody Hayes punched a Clemson University player in the throat immediately after he intercepted an OSU pass. Hayes, here in 1970, was given the chance to resign but refused and was fired.
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In 1978, Ohio State University head football coach Woody Hayes punched a Clemson University player in the throat immediately after he intercepted an OSU pass. Hayes, here in 1970, was given the chance to resign but refused and was fired.
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University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill head football coach Butch Davis was fired in July 2011 in the midst of an NCAA investigation into a cheating scandal involving tutors writing papers for players and a recruiting scandal involving players accepting impermissible benefits. In announcing the move, the university cited the damage that the controversies were causing to UNC's reputation, but Davis maintained that he himself had not done anything wrong.
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University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill head football coach Butch Davis was fired in July 2011 in the midst of an NCAA investigation into a cheating scandal involving tutors writing papers for players and a recruiting scandal involving players accepting impermissible benefits. In announcing the move, the university cited the damage that the controversies were causing to UNC's reputation, but Davis maintained that he himself had not done anything wrong.
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