Chris Herren
Basketball Player
Basketball player in the NBA and various international leagues who became known for his issues with drug addiction. His life was the subject of the 2011 ESPN documentary "Unguarded".
He played at Boston College, where he failed three drug tests.
He was technically dead for about thirty seconds after crashing into a pole while under the influence of heroin.
Three of his uncles were also basketball players. He married Heather Herren; they have two sons named Drew and Chris and a daughter named Samantha.
He was teammates with NBA champion Paul Pierce on the 2000-01 Boston Celtics team.