Tiger First Athlete To Earn $1 Billion
October 1, 2009 by Jeff Greenwell
Filed under Golf
It finally happened, and to be honest, I’m not surprised at all. In this day and age of exorbitant player salaries, endorsement deals, etc., Tiger Woods has become the first athlete to achieve $1 billion in career earnings, according to Forbes magazine. The $10 million he received for capturing the FedEx Cup title pushed him over the billion dollar mark for his career. And he’s only 33-years-old.
Trailing Woods are NBA legend Michael Jordan, and retired Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher. Jordan still earns $45 million annually, and should pass the billion dollar mark in 4 or 5 years. But no …read more
