


Five of the athletes are from the NBA, three play soccer, two are from MLB and just one from the NFL.

The common theme here, besides the gaudy amounts of cash, is most of the money these athletes make comes from endorsements, licensing and other off-course revenue streams.įourteen of the 25 are athletes from individual sports as golfers, tennis players, race car drivers and boxers all make the list. Here’s a closer look at them and their numbers: There are five golfers in all on the top-25 list. In addition, 2K announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. Woods leads the all-time PGA Tour money list with $120,851,706 in on-course earnings, the only golfer to surpass the $100 million mark. 2K made a hole in one today by announcing the Company has agreed to an exclusive, long-term partnership with Tiger Woods, one of the most iconic and celebrated figures in golf history. The next few names on the list are interesting because three golfers-Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus-are in the top four. This year, it’s estimated he’ll make $150 million just from his Nike royalties. Among the features in the game is the Tiger Challenge, in which the player is matched against real or fantasy golfers one at a time. His salary as a rookie in 1984 was $550,000. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 is a 2002 golf video game released by EA Sports. 1 on the list of top 25 highest paid athletes of all-time.Īccording to a report on Sportico, Jordan has inflation adjusted earnings of $2.62 billion. Here’s another list that proves it: MJ is No. Michael Jordan is the GOAT, we all know that.
