Troubled former Ohio State, Colts quarterback Art Schlichter sentenced in cocaine possession charge

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Former Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts quarterback Art Schlichter was sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to a drug charge.

The former Ohio State star was arrested in June of last year and pled guilty to a fifth-degree felony of cocaine possession. He also is required to spend one day in jail.

According to Fox 8 in Cleveland, if Schlichter should violate his probation, he would be subject to 11 months in prison.

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Art Schlichter looks to pass during the game against the Los Angeles Raiders at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Nov. 25, 1984.  (Tony Duffy/Allsport/Getty Images)

Schlichter starred at Ohio State before becoming the fourth overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft. However, he was plagued by a serious gambling addiction that began in college that ruined his pro career. 

Schlichter was suspended in 1983 after the FBI investigated him, and he was arrested several times shortly after his NFL days, which ended in 1986 after he was a member of the Buffalo Bills' practice squad. He even gambled during his suspension.

It was revealed that Schlichter had at least $700,000 in gambling debts after the 1982 NFL strike and lost close to $500,000 from the winter of 1982 to the spring of 1983.

After his playing days, he tried a radio career, but was fired from KVEG in Las Vegas after stealing checks from the station owner in order to gamble.

Art Schlichter of the Ohio State Buckeyes calls a timeout during the game against Stanford University at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California, on Sept. 26, 1981. (David Madison/Getty