Junior Bridgeman
Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman (born September 17, 1953) is a former professional basketball player and businessman in the United States. Bridgeman began his NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1975 and played with them for twelve years, from 1975 to 1987. Bridgeman is the current owner of the magazines Ebony and Jet. Bridgeman has a net worth of over $600 million, despite never earning more than $350,000 per season during his NBA career. He is one of the wealthiest former athletes in the world.
Bridgeman has been honored at Bucks games multiple times since his retirement, and he attends games on a regular basis for bobblehead nights and autograph signings during charity donation drives. Junior Bridgeman was named the fourth-wealthiest retired athlete in the world by Forbes in 2016, behind Michael Jordan, David Beckham, and Arnold Palmer, with a salary of $32 million.
Net worth: $600 million