Stan Musial: Retired In 1963
Career Earnings: $2 million
Current Net Worth: $5 million (Deceased)
Stan Musial helped inspire a whole new generation of players. Musial holds the record for playing the most All-Star Games, alongside Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. He won about $2 million from 1941 to 1963 as a player for the St. Louis Cardinals. Musial was not bucking the trend of baseball players collaborating with brands of cigarettes. For some time, he was the face of Altria’s Chesterfield brand. Later in life, in a Nike ad, Stan appeared alongside basketball great Michael Jordan, too.
Yogi Berra: Retired In 1963
Career Earnings: $3 million
Current Net Worth: $5 million (Deceased)
There’s a reason why the New York Yankees are revered as such a great team. They had some unusual players, including Yogi Berra. Berra played with the Yankees all but one of his 19 seasons, becoming a regular on the field. Berra had amassed a fortune of $3 million by the time he retired in 1963. Perhaps he didn’t have the same money as potential greats like A-Rod, but it didn’t matter. A legend was Berra. Thanks to his sense of humor and way of speaking, which brands like Visa capitalized on, he was widely successful.
