Tiger Woods – $700m-$900m
So who knew there could be so much money in golf, right?! Turns out Tiger Woods is one of the highest-paid athletes out there, with a net worth of $740m! Yup, you read that right. A big part of it is from event appearances and endorsements. When you are this successful in your respective sport, you can count on the biggest companies in the world to virtually throw money at you for your support.
Brett Favre – $100m
Brett Favre was active for the NFL for 19 years, over which managed to achieve quite a number of NFL records, and today every American knows who he is! We hope he is enjoying his well-deserved retirement. He certainly earned his enormous fortune, given how much he contributed to his various teams and the NFL’s performance in general. He has left behind an incredible set of benchmarks for current and future players to work towards.