Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Tiger Woods still no.1 in “Fortunate 50”; Matthew Stafford at no. 11

Despite the sex-cheating scandal and endorsement being dropped (Gatorade, AT&T, and Accenture), controversial golfer Tiger Woods is still the richest athlete in America in Sports Illustrated seventh annual “Fortunate 50” 2010 list.

Tiger Woods
takes the top spot with $90 million followed by fellow golfer Phil Mickelson with $61 million. At third spot is Floyd "Pretty Boy" Mayweather Jr., a million short against Mickelson, $60,250,000.

Tiger's endorsement income fell by about $22 million following his admission of infidelity, from $92,000,000 last year to $70,000,00 this year.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford is No. 11, due to salary and other bonuses in which the Detroit Lions will pay out to their rookie quarterback this year, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft. He earned $27.65 million, ($750,000 comes from endorsements).

The list is consists of 50 highest-earning American athletes, based on salary, winnings, endorsements and appearance fees.

Top 10 American Athletes

1. Tiger Woods, golf -- $90,508,163

2. Phil Mickelson, golf -- $61,660,757

3. Floyd Mayweather Jr., boxing -- $60,250,000

4. LeBron James, NBA -- $45,779,912

5. Alex Rodriguez, MLB -- $37,000,000

6. Shaquille O'Neal, NBA -- $35,000,000

7. Kobe Bryant, NBA -- $33,034,375

8. Derek Jeter, MLB -- $31,000,000

9. Peyton Manning, NFL -- $30,800,000

10. Dwyane Wade, NBA -- $27,779,912


More on the list visit, SI.
[Photos courtesy by Scott Halleran/Getty Images]

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