You have all heard the stories. Professional athletes who made millions and squandered it all away. Stars with great careers whose post-stardom years became disasters, personally and professionally. Men and women who could have used their name and their fame to have a good, productive rest of their lives but instead wasted it.

SOMEONE TO LOOK UP TO: Harvey Cedars Mayor John M. Imperiale hosts his good friend Tom Hoover at his home. It’s obvious which one spent seven seasons in the NBA. (Photo courtesy of John M. Imperiale)

And then there is Tom.

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