Michael Jordan highest paid athlete of all-time

Michael Jordan highest paid athlete of all-time
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Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest player to play the game basketball is still the highest-paid athletes of all-time. He may be retired but when it comes to total prize money earned through sport, MJ still holds the top spot. In the latest list released by Forbes, Jordan has been named as the highest-paid athletes of all time.

Los Angles: Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest player to play the game basketball is still the highest-paid athletes of all-time. He may be retired but when it comes to total prize money earned through sport, MJ still holds the top spot. In the latest list released by Forbes, Jordan has been named as the highest-paid athletes of all time.

The 54-year-old has a whopping 1.7 billion in the back, thanks to his ever-popular Jordan Brand and long-time endorsement relationship with major companies. His basketball team Charlotte Hornets now worth $780 million.

Meanwhile, former world number one golfer Tiger Woods is standing at the second spot, with an eye-popping $1.7 billion pretax. Third on the list is late America golfer Arnold Palmer is at No.3 with incredible $1.4 billion to his name The full list is as follows:

Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Michael Schumacher, Phil Mickelson, Kobe Bryant, David Beckham, Floyd Mayweather, Shaquille O’Neal, LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, Greg Norman, Mike Tyson, Roger Federer, Lionel Messi, Alex Rodriguez, Jeff Gordon, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning, Kevin Garnett, Evander Holyfield, Andre Agassi.

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