"According to a recent report from Sports Illustrated, 60 percent of players in the NBA are virtually penniless within five years of retiring. The numbers are just as bad, if not worse, for the NFL, the magazine says, with 78% bankrupt two years into retirement."
http://www.mymbacareer.com/mba-news/...-get-mbas.html
I guess, i always suspected this but it si amazing none the less.