Everyone knows professional sports pay pretty well. Athletes put their bodies on the line for our entertainment and are rewarded handsomely for it. Not only is there an inherent danger in football, but most of use just simply couldn’t do what they do. Some of these men have taken that money and secured their family’s financial futures for generations to come. Some chose to live fast and loose with their cash and have been left with nothing to show for their hard work.
We’re here to talk about the men in between. The men who made more money than most of us could ever dream of, lost most or all of it, but have recovered to financial stability yet again. It’s an interesting list that you won’t want to miss!
Dan Marino
Dan Marino is known in NFL history as the greatest quarterback never to win a Super Bowl. In fact, he’s probably one of the greatest athletes of any sports to never win it all. Marino played all 17 of his NFL seasons in Miami, where he owns virtually every Dolphins passing record.
Marino earned over $50 million in NFL career. Some bad investments cost him a good chunk of that. Fortunately for Marino, endorsement deals and good investments have counteracted that and Marino is still worth an estimated $35 million.