Twenty most memorable athletes' mug shots -- in honor of Todd Helton

Almost as shocking as the DUI arrest of Todd Helton, mainstay of the Colorado Rockies, was how blotto he looked in the mug shot he earned with his bust. But how does it stack up to the most memorable athletes' mug shots of all time? Find out by eyeballing our...

By Michael Roberts

February 7, 2013

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Almost as shocking as the DUI arrest of Todd Helton, mainstay of the Colorado Rockies, was how blotto he looked in the mug shot he earned with his bust. But how does it stack up to the most memorable athletes' mug shots of all time? Find out by eyeballing our top twenty collection, featuring a whopping six with direct ties to Denver. Helton is in good -- or at least familiar -- company. Number 20: NFL great/NFL Network commentator Deon Sanders Number 19: Detroit Tiger Miguel Cabrera Number 18: Former Denver Nugget/Current New York Knick Carmelo Anthony Number 17: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Josh Hamilton Continue to count down our twenty most memorable athletes' mug shots -- in honor of Todd Helton. Number 16: Former heavyweight boxer Michael Dokes Number 15: Former Denver Bronco Maurice Clarett Number 14: Former Denver Nugget Allen Iverson Number 13: NFL legend/NFL Network commentator Michael Irvin Continue to count down our twenty most memorable athletes' mug shots -- in honor of Todd Helton. Number 12: San Francisco 49er Randy Moss Number 11: Former Denver Bronco Brandon Marshall Number 10: Former Chicago Bull Dennis Rodman Number 9: Former Denver Bronco Laurence Maroney Continue to count down our twenty most memorable athletes' mug shots -- in honor of Todd Helton. Number 8: Former Phoenix Sun/Current TNT commentator Charles Barkley Number 7: Former San Francisco 49er Jeff Garcia Number 6: Former Miami Dolphin Ricky Williams Number 5: Colorado Rockies' Todd Helton -- welcome to the top five! Continue to count down our twenty most memorable athletes' mug shots -- in honor of Todd Helton. Number 4: Former Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett Number 3: Former Chicago Bull Scottie Pippen Number 2: Former boxing champ Mike Tyson Number 1: Pro golfer John Daly

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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