2004 SI Fortunate 50
Here are the top 10 of the inaugural Sports Illustrated Magazine's fortunate 50 list for the year 2004. This is the 1st year that the list has been published. The Fortunate 50 list only includes current athletes from the USA, sorted by total earnings (salary, winnings, endorsements and appearance fees).
Tiger is the highest earner (as he will be for the next many years). His earnings of $76,673,413 is made up of $6,673,413 in salary or winnings (including bonuses) and 70 million dollars in endorsements and appearance fees.
| Name | Sport | earnings (US$) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tiger Woods | Golf | $76,673,413 |
| 2. | Shaquille O'Neal | Basketball | $40,517,858 |
| 3. | LeBron James | Basketball | $39,018,920 |
| 4. | Peyton Manning | American Football | $36,400,000 |
| 5. | Kevin Garnett | Basketball | $36,000,000 |
| 6. | Oscar De La Hoya | Boxing | $32,000,000 |
| 7. | Andre Agassi | Tennis | $27,030,929 |
| 8. | Kobe Bryant | Basketball | $25,498,000 |
| 9. | Derek Jeter | Baseball | $25,000,000 |
| 10. | Grant Hill | Basketball | $24,279,250 |
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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