Wayne Gretzky
This hockey player is not only popular among his fans, but also among his teammates and other players. Wayne Gretzky has been called one of the best players to grace the rink. Sometimes known as “The Great One,” he broke our hearts with his decision to retire in 1999. After that, he purchased a ten percent stake in the Phoenix Coyotes. Six years after that, he started working as the head coach of the team to prove that he knows the game better than anyone else. He has also worked as the Canadian men’s hockey team executive director a couple of times. You can probably see how he turned his career earnings of $82 million to a current net worth of $200 million!
Wayne Gretzky
Muhammed Ali
It does not happen very often, but a true icon enters the field of sports every now and then. Muhammed Ali is one of those people who took the world by storm with his natural talents and charms. At the start of his career, he was called Cassius Clay. He made it big in the boxing scene in 1954 by bringing home the Light Heavyweight gold medal during the Summer Olympics of 1960. By the time he retired in 1981, he was focused on humanitarian work and politics. He even paid a visit to Israel with the goal of asking for the release of Muslim prisoners. Over the course of his career, he made $60 million. In 2016, he passed away at the age of 74. At the time of his death, he had a net worth of $50 million to his name.
Muhammed Ali
