15. Charlie Batch
If you had seen Charles D’Donte Batch in his premier days, you wouldn’t have thought in a hundred years that one day he will go bankrupt. He played for Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers and accumulated a decent wealth. Upon retirement he decided to go into real estate. It didn’t work out. Charlie Batch failed to become a Donald Trump.
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In 2010 Batch’s real estate company defaulted on a $1.15million mortgage with Dollar Bank. He filed for bankruptcy. He had $3million worth of assets but a debt of $8million. Bankruptcy court made a ruling that his creditors can sell some of his personal property.
These days Batch is a studio analyst on The NFL Today. He is also a registered speaker for National Speakers Association.
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