10 Highest Paid Athletes of All Time

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4. Jack Nicklaus

Total earnings adjusted for inflation (in millions): $1,380

One of the few people in our lists whose career primarily took place before the 1980s, Jack Niklaus was the youngest person to win all four golf majors at the age of 26. Even though he turned pro in 1961, Nicklaus still earned $830 million in earnings not adjusted for inflation, which shows that being really successful at golf definitely pays.

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