Danny Groner

Although a tragedy is rare for reality TV and otherwise, death unfortunately sometimes creeps into the production of popular TV shows. Here's a look back at 10 people who achieved some level of reality TV fame only to see it all come crashing down.

Tom Hanks's character Jimmy Dugan famously said in 'A League Of Their Own' that "There's no crying in baseball." But that warning hasn't stopped some of professional sports' top players from showing their softer side from time to time. Here's a look back at sports' most memorable crying athletes.

People often see professional athletes as being invincible -- supermen on the field as well as off. It's easy to forget these men are mere mortals.

The coaching carousel goes 'round and 'round, and where it stops... is sometimes in a familiar place. The Cleveland Cavaliers re-hired Mike Brown on Wednesday, welcoming back the coach who steered the team to its first NBA Finals in 2007. Here's a look at 10 guys who got a chance to guide a team a second time...

The next time someone gives you a hard time for living with your parents as an adult, you can point to these famous athletes who did the same thing for some period of time while they were playing or after they hung it up. Some athletes did it to save money, others weren't sure about their future and a select few wanted to take care of their aging folks...

We've all seen fans at sporting events try to match the competitors on the field from time to time. As the ball flies toward them, they make valiant efforts to grab a souvenir. Some are armed with gloves, while others choose instead to duck and cover...

There's been lots of chatter around the NBA about whether Baylor center Brittney Griner, a 6-foot-8 senior, could hack it with the men in the NBA. Mark Cuban said earlier this week that he'd take a look at Griner and consider drafting her...

Athletes who transcend their sports or help win a big game have the rare opportunity to cash in on the entertainment circuit. For some, that means getting the call to come read the 'Top Ten' on 'The Late Show with David Letterman.' However, not all athletes are as, um, qualified as others to bring the funny...

The annual NCAA Tournament rewards teams high and low for proving themselves to be among the best in the country. Once the games begin, everyone is focused on which of the Davids will slay their Goliaths in the early rounds of the tournament, writing their stories into the pantheons of college basketball history...

Sports fans always assume they've seen it all... until something crazy happens that we've never seen before. College basketball is usually where the oddest stuff happens with players, coaches, and fans responsible for all kinds of mayhem and mischief ...

Tillman walked away from a career in the NFL to volunteer for duty in Afghanistan. In 2004, just two years after he enlisted, Tillman was killed. He was 27. Originally, TIllman's death was reported as coming during an ambush on a coalition combat patrol, but a later investigation revealed that Tillman was killed by friendly fire when one allied group accidentally fired upon another...

It was the story that brought suicide and depression in the NFL into national conversation. Belcher, a Chiefs' linebacker, killed his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, then drove to the Chiefs' facility and shot himself in the parking lot...

In 1983, Swedish hockey star Pelle Lindbergh was named goalie of the NHL All-Rookie Team. He led the NHL with 40 victories during the 1984–85 season and was the first European goaltender to in NHL history to win the Vezina Trophy. In November 1985, the Flyers' goalie lost control of his Porsche and hit a wall and was immediately declared brain dead...

In 2006, an unidentified plane was circling around New York City, only later did we realize that it was being operated by Yankees' pitcher, Cory Lidle. Lidle, 34, crashed the small plane into a 40-story apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side...

Loyola Marymount University star Hank Gathers, leading the nation at the time in scoring and rebounding, collapsed and died during a game in 1990. He was known to have an abnormal heartbeat, but Gathers opted not to take his medication for the condition...

In 2000, Thomas' was speeding in snowy conditions when he lost control of his car. He was paralyzed from the chest down. Weeks later, while in the hospital,Thomas went into cardio-respiratory arrest and died as a result of a pulmonary embolism...

For many years, the Cardinals struggled to find an ace pitcher to lead the staff. They finally found it in Kile. Sadly, his time as a top hurler came to an end in 2002 when, during pregame warmups, someone noticed Kile was missing. When they discovered him in his hotel room, he was already dead of a heart attack...

On the field, Payton seemed invincible but he endured his fair share of off-the-field pain. It was bile duct cancer discovered while he fought a rare liver disease that ultimately got the best of him. He was 45 at the time of his death in 1999...

The Celtics suffered another great loss in 1993 when Lewis went into sudden cardiac death on the basketball court during a summer practice and passed away at just 27 years of age. He had a history of heart problems and was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart defect...

Taylor wasn't supposed to be home at the time of the burglary in 2007. Unfortunately, his plans changed, and he paid the price for it. An intruder shot the 24-year-old Redskin in the leg, and his heart stopped twice during emergency surgery...