You’ll Never Guess How Many Golfers Made Forbes “25 Highest-Paid Athletes Of All Time” List

Forbes recently released a list of the 25 highest-paid athletes of all time and to nobody’s surprise, a few golfers found themselves near the top. In fact, 4 of the top-6 athletes on this list are golfers! In all, there were 5 in the top 13. The only other sports which featured 5 athletes were basketball and boxing.

Here’s what factored into the numbers:

Forbes’ earnings estimates include salaries, bonuses, prize money, endorsements and licensing, as well as fees from books, golf course designs, and appearances. Earnings cover from the time the athletes turned pro through June 1, 2017, and include money earned after playing careers were over, as well as earnings by the estate in the case of Arnold Palmer. We do not include investment income, and we back-filled years where we did not publish earnings figures, such as prior to 1990 for Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. We adjusted all figures for inflation.

And here’s the list in full. Drumroll, please …

1. Michael Jordan

Career earnings: $1.85 billion (2017 dollars)

2. Tiger Woods

Career earnings: $1.7 billion

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3. Arnold Palmer

Career earnings: $1.4 billion

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4. Jack Nicklaus

Career earnings: $1.2 billion

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5. Michael Schumacher

Career earnings: $1 billion

6. Phil Mickelson

Career earnings: $815 million

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7. (tie) Kobe Bryant, David Beckham

Career earnings: $785 million

9. Floyd Mayweather

Career earnings: $800 million

10. Shaquille O’Neal

Career earnings: $735 million

13. Greg Norman

Career earnings: $705 million

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14. Mike Tyson

Career earnings: $700 million

15. Roger Federer

Career earnings: $675 million

16. Lionel Messi

Career earnings: $600 million

17. Alex Rodriguez

Career earnings: $575 million

18. Jeff Gordon

Career earnings: $525 million

19. Oscar De La Hoya

Career earnings: $520 million

20. Manny Pacquiao

Career earnings: $510 million

21. Derek Jeter

Career earnings: $490 million

22. (tie) Peyton Manning, Kevin Garnett

Career earnings: $480 million

24. Evander Holyfield

Career earnings: $475 million

25. Andre Agassi

Career earnings: $470 million

[Forbes]

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