With NFL training camps opening up, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is heading toward the 23rd season of his successful, lucrative career. Brady holds a record seven Super Bowl titles and is considered by many to be the greatest player in NFL history.
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However, with a net worth of just $250 million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com, the superstar QB doesn't even crack the top 10 of the wealthiest American athletes.
Many of the athletes on the list are no longer active. Another common thread among them is that it clearly pays to be a basketball player or golfer, as eight of the athletes on the list played one of those sports.
GOBankingRates looked at CelebrityNetWorth.com's list of the 50 richest athletes and picked out the American athletes among them, leaving off celebrities who weren't primarily athletes.
Read on to see who tops the list.
8 (tie). Vinnie Johnson
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Net worth: $400 million
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Sport/league: Basketball/NBA
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Years active: 1979-92
8 (tie). Shaquille O'Neal
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Net worth: $400 million
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Sport/league: Basketball/NBA
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Years active: 1992-2011
8 (tie). Jack Nicklaus
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Net worth: $400 million
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Sport/league: Golf/PGA
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Years active: 1962-2005
7. Floyd Mayweather
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Net worth: $450 million
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Sport/league: Boxing
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Years active: 1996-2017
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4 (tie). Roger Staubach
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Net worth: $600 million
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Sport/league: Football/NFL
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Years active: 1969-79
4 (tie). LeBron James
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Net worth: $600 million
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Sport/league: Basketball/NBA
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Years active: 2003-current
4 (tie). Junior Bridgeman
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Net worth: $600 million
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Sport/league: Basketball/NBA
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Years active: 1975-87
3. Magic Johnson
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Net worth: $620 million
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Sport/league: Basketball/NBA
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Years active: 1979-91, 1996
2. Tiger Woods
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Net worth: $800 million
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Sport/league: Golf/PGA
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Years active: 1996-current
1. Michael Jordan
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Net worth: $2.2 billion
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Sport/league: Basketball/NBA
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Years active: 1984-93, 1995-98, 2001-03
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