20 Biggest Cheaters In Sports How They Did It

1919 The Black Sox

In 1919, eight members of the Chicago White Sox team were accused of throwing the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds as part of a gambling ring headed up by racketeer and gambling kingpin, Arnold Rothstein. "The Black Sox Scandal" is where the famous quote "Say it aint so, Joe?" comes from, when a child pleaded with "Shoeless" Joe Jackson that he and his teammates hadn't thrown the game, although Jackson later confirmed that the exchange never happened. The players were banned for life and illegible for future honours, such as Hall of Fame consideration.