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Athletes who have been the highest-paid player in their sport (with the sport and the year they signed the contract)

  1. Barry Bonds, baseball, 1993. (est. $7,000,000)
  2. Byron “Whizzer” White, NFL, 1938 ($15,800)
  3. Tiger Woods, 2003-2007. Golf.
  4. Babe Ruth, baseball, 1930 ($80,000)
3742

Athletes who have been the highest-paid player in their sport (with the sport and the year they signed the contract)

  1. Barry Bonds, baseball, 1993. (est. $7,000,000)
  2. Byron “Whizzer” White, NFL, 1938 ($15,800)
  3. Tiger Woods, 2003-2007. Golf.
  4. Babe Ruth, baseball, 1930 ($80,000)
  5. Kobe Bryant, basketball, 2011 (est $45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
3743

Athletes who have been the highest-paid player in their sport (with the sport and the year they signed the contract)

  1. Barry Bonds, baseball, 1993. (est. $7,000,000)
  2. Byron “Whizzer” White, NFL, 1938 ($15,800)
  3. Tiger Woods, 2003-2007. Golf.
  4. Babe Ruth, baseball, 1930 ($80,000)
  5. Kobe Bryant, basketball, 2011 (est $45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
  6. Payton Manning, NFL, 2010. ($15.8 million salary & another $15 million in endorsements)
3744

Athletes who have been the highest-paid player in their sport (with the sport and the year they signed the contract)

  1. Barry Bonds, baseball, 1993. (est. $7,000,000)
  2. Byron “Whizzer” White, NFL, 1938 ($15,800)
  3. Tiger Woods, 2003-2007. Golf.
  4. Babe Ruth, baseball, 1930 ($80,000)
  5. Kobe Bryant, basketball, 2011 (est $45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
  6. Payton Manning, NFL, 2010. ($15.8 million salary & another $15 million in endorsements)
  7. David Beckham, 2004 when he signed with Real Madrid.
3745

Athletes who have been the highest-paid player in their sport (with the sport and the year they signed the contract)

  1. Barry Bonds, baseball, 1993. (est. $7,000,000)
  2. Byron “Whizzer” White, NFL, 1938 ($15,800)
  3. Tiger Woods, 2003-2007. Golf.
  4. Babe Ruth, baseball, 1930 ($80,000)
  5. Kobe Bryant, basketball, 2011 (est $45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
  6. Payton Manning, NFL, 2010. ($15.8 million salary & another $15 million in endorsements)
  7. David Beckham, 2004 when he signed with Real Madrid.
  8. Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias, 1950 - 1952. Golf.
3746

Athletes who have been the highest-paid player in their sport (with the sport and the year they signed the contract)

  1. Barry Bonds, baseball, 1993. (est. $7,000,000)
  2. Byron “Whizzer” White, NFL, 1938 ($15,800)
  3. Tiger Woods, 2003-2007. Golf.
  4. Babe Ruth, baseball, 1930 ($80,000)
  5. Kobe Bryant, basketball, 2011 (est $45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
  6. Payton Manning, NFL, 2010. ($15.8 million salary & another $15 million in endorsements)
  7. David Beckham, 2004 when he signed with Real Madrid.
  8. Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias, 1950 - 1952. Golf.
  9. Sandy Koufax, baseball, 1966 ($125,000)
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Athletes who have been the highest-paid player in their sport (with the sport and the year they signed the contract)

  1. Barry Bonds, baseball, 1993. (est. $7,000,000)
  2. Byron “Whizzer” White, NFL, 1938 ($15,800)
  3. Tiger Woods, 2003-2007. Golf.
  4. Babe Ruth, baseball, 1930 ($80,000)
  5. Kobe Bryant, basketball, 2011 (est $45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
  6. Payton Manning, NFL, 2010. ($15.8 million salary & another $15 million in endorsements)
  7. David Beckham, 2004 when he signed with Real Madrid.
  8. Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias, 1950 - 1952. Golf.
  9. Sandy Koufax, baseball, 1966 ($125,000)
  10. Kimi Raikkonen, auto racing, c. 2007 ($45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
3748

Athletes who have been the highest-paid player in their sport (with the sport and the year they signed the contract)

  1. Barry Bonds, baseball, 1993. (est. $7,000,000)
  2. Byron “Whizzer” White, NFL, 1938 ($15,800)
  3. Tiger Woods, 2003-2007. Golf.
  4. Babe Ruth, baseball, 1930 ($80,000)
  5. Kobe Bryant, basketball, 2011 (est $45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
  6. Payton Manning, NFL, 2010. ($15.8 million salary & another $15 million in endorsements)
  7. David Beckham, 2004 when he signed with Real Madrid.
  8. Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias, 1950 - 1952. Golf.
  9. Sandy Koufax, baseball, 1966 ($125,000)
  10. Kimi Raikkonen, auto racing, c. 2007 ($45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
  11. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR, 2009 season ($30 million earnings)
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Athletes who have been the highest-paid player in their sport (with the sport and the year they signed the contract)

  1. Barry Bonds, baseball, 1993. (est. $7,000,000)
  2. Byron “Whizzer” White, NFL, 1938 ($15,800)
  3. Tiger Woods, 2003-2007. Golf.
  4. Babe Ruth, baseball, 1930 ($80,000)
  5. Kobe Bryant, basketball, 2011 (est $45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
  6. Payton Manning, NFL, 2010. ($15.8 million salary & another $15 million in endorsements)
  7. David Beckham, 2004 when he signed with Real Madrid.
  8. Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias, 1950 - 1952. Golf.
  9. Sandy Koufax, baseball, 1966 ($125,000)
  10. Kimi Raikkonen, auto racing, c. 2007 ($45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
  11. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR, 2009 season ($30 million earnings)
  12. Alex Rodriguez, baseball, average $27.5 million per year over ten years, signed 2008
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Just to point out the sad and pathetic state of my sports knowledge–here’s a nice fat #12 staring me in the face with nobody near it…and I’m just sitting here waiting for somebody to claim #13 and start a new Dozen! :smiley:

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Athletes who have been the highest-paid player in their sport (with the sport and the year they signed the contract)

  1. Barry Bonds, baseball, 1993. (est. $7,000,000)
  2. Byron “Whizzer” White, NFL, 1938 ($15,800)
  3. Tiger Woods, 2003-2007. Golf.
  4. Babe Ruth, baseball, 1930 ($80,000)
  5. Kobe Bryant, basketball, 2011 (est $45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
  6. Payton Manning, NFL, 2010. ($15.8 million salary & another $15 million in endorsements)
  7. David Beckham, 2004 when he signed with Real Madrid.
  8. Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias, 1950 - 1952. Golf.
  9. Sandy Koufax, baseball, 1966 ($125,000)
  10. Kimi Raikkonen, auto racing, c. 2007 ($45,000,000 - contract and endorsements)
  11. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR, 2009 season ($30 million earnings)
  12. Alex Rodriguez, baseball, average $27.5 million per year over ten years, signed 2008
  13. Michael Jordan, basketball, about $30 million in 1998 plus God knows how much in endorsements.

Since I started this category, I’ll pass on starting another.

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Okay, I’ll start one then. :smiley:

Famous dragons:

  1. Smaug (The Hobbit)
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Famous dragons:

  1. Smaug (The Hobbit)
  2. Puff
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Famous dragons:

  1. Smaug (The Hobbit)
  2. Puff
  3. Fafner (Siegfried, Richard Wagner)
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Famous dragons:

  1. Smaug (The Hobbit)
  2. Puff
  3. Fafner (Siegfried, Richard Wagner)
  4. Pete’s Dragon
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Famous dragons:

  1. Smaug (The Hobbit)
  2. Puff
  3. Fafner (Siegfried, Richard Wagner)
  4. Pete’s Dragon
  5. Tiamat
3757

Famous dragons:

  1. Smaug (The Hobbit)
  2. Puff
  3. Fafner (Siegfried, Richard Wagner)
  4. Pete’s Dragon
  5. Tiamat
  6. Ollie
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Famous dragons:

  1. Smaug (The Hobbit)
  2. Puff
  3. Fafner (Siegfried, Richard Wagner)
  4. Pete’s Dragon
  5. Tiamat
  6. Ollie
  7. Falkor the luckdragon (Neverending Story)
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Famous dragons:

  1. Smaug (The Hobbit)
  2. Puff
  3. Fafner (Siegfried, Richard Wagner)
  4. Pete’s Dragon
  5. Tiamat
  6. Ollie
  7. Lalkor the fuckdragon (Neverending Story)
  8. Ryujin - Japanese dragon; King of the Sea.
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Famous dragons:

  1. Smaug (The Hobbit)
  2. Puff
  3. Fafner (Siegfried, Richard Wagner)
  4. Pete’s Dragon
  5. Tiamat
  6. Ollie
  7. Lalkor the fuckdragon (Neverending Story)
  8. Ryujin - Japanese dragon; King of the Sea.
  9. Master Stoorworm