Highest Earning Retired Athletes

Everyone knows that athletes make a considerable fortune while they are still playing their respective sport but the money usually stops once they retire. However there are a few athletes who continue to pull in the dough despite retiring be it through wise investments or sponsorship deals. Here we take a look at the highest earning retired athletes.

#5 Magic Johnson

Income: $22 million

The LA Lakers legends investment skills are as good as his basketball skills and continues to earn a lot of money even though he retired in 1996. Johnson has stakes in the LA Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers along with investments in food service, staffing, insurance and health care.