Top 10 endorsement superstars

Estimated endorsement income for 2007 among American pro athletes.

7. Jeff Gordon (tie)
7. Jeff Gordon (tie)
2007 endorsement income (est.): $15 million
Gordon has won the Nextel NASCAR Cup four times, and blue-chip marketers such as Coke, Kellogg, and Frito-Lay have embraced him.

Tiger Woods

Phil Mickelson

LeBron James

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Michelle Wie

Kobe Bryant

Jeff Gordon

Shaquille O'Neal

Peyton Manning

Dwyane Wade
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