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These men made millions and more off their athletic abilities. Jamie Lamor Thompson / Shutterstock.com
Not every professional athlete is rich. In fact, the median pay for athletes and sports competitors in 2021 was $77,300, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But some athletes are making bank. In fact, the highest paid athletes of all time can count their earnings in the billions. Sports business publication Sportico recently pulled together a list of the 50 highest paid athletes.