4. Dick Lane
After spending four years in the Army, Dick Lane walked into the offices of the Los Angeles Rams in 1952 and asked if he could get a job playing football. He would make the team, and Dick “Night Train” Lane would become one of the most prolific defensive backs during the 1950’s and the 1960’s, even becoming a Hall of Fame member.
After his lengthy football career he went through some difficult times that involved drinking, bad business deals, and illicit drugs which caused him to lose that vast majority of his fortune.
