These Athletes Came Out on Top in Google in 2013
Lamar Odom, Jason Collins and more make the list.
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What Athletes Made the List? - From Lamar Odom’s alleged drug addiction and marital woes to Kevin Ware’s nasty leg break to Aaron Hernandez’s murder charge, can you guess what other athletes top Google’s search list this year? — Dominique Zonyéé(Photo: John Henley/Getty Images)
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No. 1 Aaron Hernandez - Before he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, kicked off the Patriots and slammed with gun-trafficking charges, Aaron Hernandez was just another baller. Google searches peaked for him in July around the time he was indicted for the murder of Odin Lloyd.(Photo: AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye)
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No. 2 Adrian Peterson - Although Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was drafted to the NFL in 2007, he became well known by football fans in 2010, when he became the fifth fastest player to run for 5,000 yards. However, Peterson became a household name in October after news that his 2-year-old son, Tyrese, died due to injuries from an alleged assault by the boyfriend of Tyrese's mother, Joseph Robert Patterson, who recently found out that he was Tyrese's biological father.(Photo: Andy Clayton King/Getty Images)
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No. 3 Kevin Ware - March Madness would never be the same after Louisville men’s basketball guard Kevin Ware broke his leg during the Elite 8 Game against Duke on March 31, while trying to block a three-point shot. Ware’s name peaked on Google’s search in April, after the video of his gruesome injury went viral. (Photo: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
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No. 4 Jason Collins - When NBA veteran Jason Collins penned an open letter to Sports Illustrated in April exposing himself as gay he became the first openly gay active play in a major U.S. men's sport. Although he had been in the NBA for more than 12 seasons, the nation took to Google in April to find out more about Collins.(Photo: AP Photo/ABC, Eric McCandless)
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No. 5 Oscar Pistorius - Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who made international headlines for his role in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, became infamous in February 2013 after he shot and killed his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day in his South African home.(Photo: Julia Vynokurova/Getty Images)
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No. 6 Lamar Odom - Lamar Odom has had a rough year, with his name making headlines for cheating, free agency, marital woes, and an alleged crack cocaine addiction. Odom’s name peaked on Google in August, but more specifically from the 25th through the 31st, when rumors of drug use were ramped up and he was arrested for a DUI.(Photo: Miguel Aguilar/PacificCoastNews.com)
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No. 7 Richie Incognito - Indefinitely suspended Miami Dolphins baller Richie Incognito was used to his name being in the news for his skills on the field. But when former teammate Jonathan Martin accused him of bullying in November, Incognito topped Google’s most search list.(Photo: AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
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No. 8 Ray Lewis - Former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Lewis announced in January that he wanted another ring before he retired after the 2013 season. After the Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII, Lewis got his wish. He ended his 17-year-long career in February and his name peaked in Google’s search.(Photo: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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No. 9 Colin Kaepernick - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick went from being a backup quarterback to a starter in 2012 to taking the 49ers to Super Bowl XLVII in February all within two years of joining the NFL. His name topped Google’s most-searched list in February after the Niners lost the Super Bowl to the Baltimore Ravens.(Photo: Harry How/Getty Images)