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15 Surprising Athletes Who Have Made An Insane Amount Of Money

We all know that athletes like Alex Rodriguez and Peyton Manning and Serena Williams are among the highest-paid in their sports. But the biggest contracts are not always reserved for the superstars.

If we take a closer look, there are many athletes that you might be surprised to learn either made a ton of money in their career, or rank very high among their peers despite flying under the radar of the casual American sports fan.

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Cristie Kerr: $14,030,373
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Sport: LPGA
All-Time Rank (within sport): 4
Career Highlights: 14 career LPGA wins. Won 2007 U.S. Open and 2010 LPGA Championship.
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Andy Roddick: $20,517,390
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Sport: ATP
All-Time Rank (within sport): 10
Career Highlights: The surprise here is not that Roddick made a lot of money, but that he retired as 10th on the All-Time money list despite winning just one Grand Slam (2003 U.S. Open).
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Kenny Perry: $31,797,536
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Sport: PGA
All-Time Rank (within sport): 10
Career Highlights: 14 career PGA Tour wins. Has never won a major.
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Albert Haynesworth: $48,553,347
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Sport: NFL
All-Time Rank (within sport): N/A
Career Highlights: 10 seasons with 4 teams. 2-time Pro Bowler.
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Jim Furyk: $52,447,459
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Sport: PGA
All-Time Rank (within sport): 4
Career Highlights: 16 career wins on the PGA Tour. Won the 2003 U.S. Open.
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Jason Schmidt: $91,969,248
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Sport: MLB
All-Time Rank (within sport): 62
Career Highlights: 14 seasons with 3 different clubs. 3-time All-Star. Finished second in 2003 NL Cy Young voting.
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Shawn Green: $100,616,066
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Sport: MLB
All-Time Rank (within sport): 51
Career Highlights: 15 seasons with 4 different clubs. 2-time All-Star. Highest finish in MVP voting was 5th (2002).
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Kevin Martin: $110,784,447
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Sport: NBA
All-Time Rank (within sport): 49
Career Highlights: 8 seasons with 2 clubs. Has never been named to an All-Star team.

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Data via the respective sports leagues, Sports-Reference.com, or Spotrac.com. All sports are career earnings. Totals for NBA players include guaranteed money remaining on current contracts.

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