2007 SI Fortunate 50
Here are the top 10 of the Sports Illustrated Magazine's fortunate 50 list for the year 2007. This is the 4th year that the list has been published. As with all Fortunate 50 lists, it only includes athletes from the USA, sorted by total earnings (salary, winnings, endorsements and appearance fees).
Tiger is again the highest earner, as he has on every SI Fortunate 50 list since it was first published in 2004. The top ranked female athlete (and only one in the top 50) was golfer Michelle Wie at #22. See also the 2007 International 20 for the top paid sports people from the rest of the world.
| Name | Sport | earnings (US$ million) | previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tiger Woods | Golf | 111.9 | 1 |
| 2. | Oscar De La Hoya | Boxing | 55.0 | - |
| 3. | Phil Mickelson | Golf | 51.3 | 2 |
| 4. | Shaquille O'Neal | Basketball | 35.0 | 3 |
| 5. | Kobe Bryant | Basketball | 33.7 | 4 |
| 6. | LeBron James | Basketball | 30.8 | 6 |
| 7. | Kevin Garnett | Basketball | 29.0 | 11 |
| 8. | Derek Jeter | Baseball | 29.0 | 7 |
| 9. | Alex Rodriguez | Baseball | 28.0 | 8 |
| 10. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Auto Racing | 27.1 | 9 |
Source
- List as published on SI.com
Related Pages
- About the Fortunate 50, and other Sports Illustrated Lists
- Other sporting lists, including the Forbes list of the World's Best Paid Athletes
- More about the World of Sport
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