Pro-Athletes who came from rich/well off backgrounds

McEnroe was the son of a lawyer.

McEnroe’s father attended law school and qualified as a lawyer after John was born, though he worked as an ad exec before that and apparently did quite well anyway.

Former Jets running back Bruce Harper’s family was quite wealthy, having made money in real estate in Bergen County, New Jersey, a very affluent community.

Mario Balotelli was born to a poor immigrant family in Italy, but later was adopted by a well off Italian couple.