Jerry Rice

Retired: 2006

Career Earnings: $42.4 million

Est. Net Worth: $55 million

Former NFL player Jerry Rice is thought to be one of the best players of all time. Rice started playing football in high school when his principal caught him skipping school one day. Rice ran away to avoid punishment, but the principal was impressed with his speed and recommended Rice to the school’s football coach. And the rest, as they say, was history.

Jerry Rice announced his retirement in 2005. Since then, he has taken up writing and acting. He wrote an autobiography, Rice, as well as Go Long, another autobiography. Rice is the co-host of Sports Sunday alongside Raj Mathai.