This isn't pre-war, but I'll never collect Johnny Cueto, who has made over $167 million (
Baseball-Reference).
He unnecessarily kicked a player in the face during a brawl, ending that guy's career and leading him to experience lifelong health problems.
Here' the story with the video:
https://www.12up.com/posts/johnny-cu...0-01e5aq0jmn1j
(a bit more detailed:
http://www.i70baseball.com/2011/05/1...n-la-rue-down/)
And here's the follow up story:
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/l...kicks-to-head/