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SI.com has compiled a list of the Top 50 Earning American athletes. We just wanted to give you the top 10, because seriously...who cares about 11-50? Nobody on the top 10 surprises me besides Dale Earnhardt Jr. Who knew that driving a car could make you so much money. Income is based off of on and off the field activities.
1
Tiger Woods
Pro Golf
Last Year's Rank: 1
$11,941,827
$100,000,000
$111,941,827
Mighty Tiger's handlers figure sports' first $100 million man's endorsement and appearance income increases an average of 13 percent a year.
2
Oscar De La Hoya
Boxing
Last Year's Rank: NR
$53,000,000
$2,000,000
$55,000,000
One last giant pay day? On top of $25 million purse, Golden Boy took home $28 million in pay-per-view receipts from the Mayweather title fight.
3
Phil Mickelson
Pro Golf
Last Year's Rank: 2
$4,256,505
$47,000,000
$51,256,505
One of sports' most reliable endorsers, Lefty is now at a point where his annual take in off-the-course income outdoes his total career winnings.
4
Shaquille O'Neal
Miami Heat (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 3
$20,000,000
$15,000,000
$35,000,000
Shaq took 20,000-square foot mansion off the market last year when no one would meet $32 million asking price. Now he's trying again -- for $35 million.
5
Kobe Bryant
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 4
$17,718,750
$16,000,000
$33,718,750
Need proof Kobe is a marketing genius? Since he switched from No. 8 to No. 24, his jersey has become the top seller in both the U.S. and China.
6
LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 6
$5,828,089
$25,000,000
$30,828,089
King James' $2.1 million, 11-bedroom mansion near Akron is in the process of being refitted with a theater, bowling alley, casino and barber shop.
7
Kevin Garnett
Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 11
$21,000,000
$8,000,000
$29,000,000
If dark forces are conspiring for NBA's highest-paid to find his way to L.A., don't be surprised: He idolized Magic Johnson's Showtime crew as a boy.
8
Derek Jeter
New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 7
$22,000,000
$7,000,000
$29,000,000
Bronx scent? Jeter's three-step "Driven" skin-care products are a "quick and easy" way for men to take care of their face, says the Yankee captain.
9
Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 8
$22,000,000
$6,000,000
$28,000,000
Still due $81 million over the next three years of his mega-contract, but could make more from another team if he chooses to opt out after '07.
10
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Auto Racing
Last Year's Rank: 9
$7,111,735
$20,000,000
$27,111,735
Departure from DEI, his late father's company, will prompt an unprecedented bidding war for No. 8; Junior merchandise brings in $30 million a year.
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