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QB Art Schlichter (sad)

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Federal Judge Sentences Schlichter To 127 Months
A federal judge sentences former Ohio State and NFL quarterback Art Schlichter in a fraud case stemming from a million-dollar ticket-selling scheme.
By: Associated Press & NBC4 | NBC4
Published: May 04, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio --

A federal judge sentences former Ohio State and NFL quarterback Art Schlichter in a fraud case stemming from a million-dollar ticket-selling scheme.

Schlichter was sentenced to 127 months, more than 10 years, Friday. He is to serve these federal charges concurrently to his Frankin County sentence.

The 52-year-old Schlichter has been in jail since January after authorities said he violated the conditions of his bond by testing positive for cocaine use while on house arrest.

Schlichter, a former Indianapolis Colts quarterback, faces about 10 years in prison for the sports ticket fraud when he appears before U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson in Columbus.

The judge postponed Schlichter's sentencing earlier this year and agreed to give him more time to have his mental health assessed after a follow-up appointment was canceled when Schlichter was arrested for the alleged cocaine use.

Schlichter pleaded guilty to the fraud scheme last fall.
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http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2012/may/04/3/sentencing-scheduled-ex-nfl-ohio-st-qb-ar-1024352/
 
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Football concussions to blame for Schlichter's troubles, his lawyer
Kathy Lynn Gray Columbus Dispatch
May 5, 2012

Repeated concussions drove Art Schlichter's gambling addiction and 30 years of criminal behavior, his attorney said yesterday after a federal judge sentenced the former quarterback to more than a decade in prison."At least now, he understands there is a reason for his behavior," public defender Steven C. Nolder said in court.

U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Watson sentenced the former Ohio State University football star to 10 years, seven months in prison for fleecing 55 people out of millions of dollars.

Nolder said that three mental-health specialists who examined Schlichter in recent months concluded that he has "significant deficits" in the frontal lobes of his brain, most likely caused by the 15 concussions he suffered while playing high-school and college football.That kind of damage can cause impaired judgment, impulsive behavior and severe depression, Nolder said.Concussions are being studied for possible links to depression and suicide in NFL players.Schlichter's sentencing yesterday was the latest chapter in his transformation from a football star to a desperate ex-con, the judge said.

"You played on the emotions of a number of women and have taken advantage of them financially and in other ways," Watson said. "You made the choice to gamble with other people's money, people who trusted you, people who believed in you, and people who, frankly, should have known better."You've cried, you've lied, you've done whatever it took to influence people to turn over their money."The most-recent scheme began in 2008 as Schlichter convinced investors that he could obtain tickets to OSU football games and other sporting events, including the Super Bowl, and sell them for a profit.Among the victims is Anita Barney, the widow of Robert Barney, who was president and chairman of Wendy's. Authorities said Schlichter swindled her out of at least $680,000 and persuaded her to beg friends and associates for more money for his scheme.Schlichter, 52, pleaded guilty in October to wire fraud, bank fraud and filing a false income-tax return. He was under house arrest in Upper Arlington until drug testing revealed in January that he was using cocaine.

In addition to prison time, Watson ordered Schlichter to pay $2.15 million in restitution to victims.

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...lame-for-schlichters-20120505,0,7741065.story
 
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Commentary: Ex-OSU's Schlichter?s brain could be a boon
By Sean McClelland, Staff Writer
Friday, May 11, 2012

I saw stars once.

CYO football. Caught a helmet to the chin in practice. They hauled me off and kept practicing. The stars went away and I went back in because in those days, unless you broke your neck (which another kid had done on that very field), that?s what was expected.

Looking back, I must have suffered an undiagnosed concussion.

So that?s going to be my excuse when I model Art Schlichter and get caught scamming a bunch of gullible, ticket-hungry fools out of their fortunes. You know, the kind of stuff that?s sending the former Ohio State quarterback to prison for another decade or so.

Schlichter?s lawyer, perhaps in a play for sympathy, argues that his client?s 15 concussions in high school and college have led to his addictive, bizarre and criminal behavior over the years.

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http://www.journal-news.com/hamilto...chlichters-brain-could-be-a-boon-1374511.html
 
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"Ex-NFLer Says Suspension Shouldn't Affect Retirement
By Rick Archer

Law360, New York (August 10, 2016, 4:48 PM ET) -- A retired National Football League quarterback and convicted sports gambler told an Indiana court Wednesday that the season he was suspended for gambling should still count toward his retirement benefits.

Arthur E. Schlichter claimed the administrators of the league’s retirement plan arbitrarily decided the 1983 season,..."

Article's behind a paywall so this is all I've got. Still trying to get something for nothing . . .
 
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Jake said:
Man, this guy...if you're under 40 you can't appreciate how hyped he was, especially considering this was pre-ESPN/24 hour sports. Missed an NC by 1 point in the Rose Bowl, then it all went bad. Three decades later he's begging for pennies. Sad.
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This.

Johnny Foosball is an amateur in the fall from grace department next to Art.

If he was modern era there would already be a 30 for 30 on him
 
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One thing I forget about until someone brings up his name, and it always concerned me a little, as in--did someone else start him down the wrong road?

We knew someone who ran horses at Beulah Park back in the 1980's. I'm gonna be intentionally vague here, because I can't prove it, but the statement I remember from them is that a certain person associated with the university used to bring Art to Beulah frequently. As in, to bet.
This would have been when he was still a young kid playing for tOSU. The question has always nagged at me as to whether someone introduced him to gambling, and maybe if they hadn't, his life would have taken a different turn.
 
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LostLassie said:
One thing I forget about until someone brings up his name, and it always concerned me a little, as in--did someone else start him down the wrong road?

We knew someone who ran horses at Beulah Park back in the 1980's. I'm gonna be intentionally vague here, because I can't prove it, but the statement I remember from them is that a certain person associated with the university used to bring Art to Beulah frequently. As in, to bet.
This would have been when he was still a young kid playing for tOSU. The question has always nagged at me as to whether someone introduced him to gambling, and maybe if they hadn't, his life would have taken a different turn.
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Earle Bruce.
 
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LostLassie said:
One thing I forget about until someone brings up his name, and it always concerned me a little, as in--did someone else start him down the wrong road?

We knew someone who ran horses at Beulah Park back in the 1980's. I'm gonna be intentionally vague here, because I can't prove it, but the statement I remember from them is that a certain person associated with the university used to bring Art to Beulah frequently. As in, to bet.
This would have been when he was still a young kid playing for tOSU. The question has always nagged at me as to whether someone introduced him to gambling, and maybe if they hadn't, his life would have taken a different turn.
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It's an interesting thought but reality is the guy is not a good person. He's had his whole life to change course and get off that 'wrong road' and has never seemingly made an attempt. Not fair to offer an excuse or scapegoat to folks like him.
 
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