Salary: $3 million per year
Ron Jaworski, also known as “Rifle Ron” and the “Polish Rifle” is a retired NFL quarterback who played with the Los Angeles Rams, the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, and Kansas City Chiefs. Mostly known for his incredible passing skills, the proud Polish player, Jaworski was inducted in 1991 into the National Polish-American Hall of Fame. In-addition to his former nicknames, the name “Jaws” was given to him by Doug Collins and has stuck with him ever since.
He retired after 16 years of playing in the NFL and got into business and broadcasting. Jaworski is co-owner of the Philadelphia Soul, motivational speaker for corporations and the CEO of Ron Jaworski Golf Management, inc. Jaworski often commentates on ESPN matches in shows such as NFL Matchup. He’s also a successful author and published the 2010 sportsbook, “The Games That Changed the Game”.
Jim Rosenthal - MUTV
Salary: $1 million per year
Jim Rosenthal is one of the most popular presenters of television sport in Britain. The British sportscaster from Oxford, England, has been covering various sports from football to boxing and even rugby. His long career as presenter and commentator started in 1972 almost 50 years ago and still continues strong. The successful commentator has been named Presenter of the Year twice by Royal Television Society for his many popular coverings of multiple FIFA World Cups, Rugby World Cups, Olympic Games, and many Formula Won races.
Rosenthal also tried his hand in small acting roles on television, pretty much playing himself as reporter and commentator in Friday Night Dinner, Genie in the House and Footballers' Wives. He is also a contributor to the Willow Foundation which helps people with serious illnesses have special days of happiness. Jim’s son, Tom Rosenthal is a successful comedian and actor.
Walt Frazier - MSG Network
Salary: $4.5 million per year
Walt Frazier spent 10 years with the Knicks and left with numerous team records. His nickname was "Clyde" for wearing a hat similar to that of Warren Beatty from Bonnie and Clyde. The successful basketball player was inducted to the NBA Hall of Fame and went on to become a TV analyst and color commentator for MSG Network. He is known for having a unique fashion style and even has a website called "Clyde So Fly" which rates and catalogs all the outfits he wears when broadcasting on the MSG Network.
Frazier currently lives in Harlem with his girlfriend Patricia James and his 2 boys. He also has a sneaker line in his name by Puma, which is based on his "signature colorful style". The retired NBA player managed to score a total of 15,581 points in his career, with 4,830 rebounds and 5,040 assists. At an average of 18.9 points per game, it's no wonder he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Chris Berman- ESPN
Salary: $5 million per year
Coming from Greenwich, Connecticut, Chris Berman, also known as "Boomer", has been a consistent anchor at ESPC since its initial launch in 1979. Known for his captivating personality, jokes, and memorable lines such as "He could.. go.. all.. the.. way!" Berman has helped bring ESPN to the popularity that it enjoys today, and was honored with various awards throughout his years in the business.
The successful and funny ESPN anchor also dipped his toes in various films and TV commercials, such as Adam Sandler's hilarious films "The Water Boy", "The Longest Yard" and “Grown Ups 2”. With almost 40 years in the industry, Berman is starting to show signs of slowing down, but regardless - he will always be one of our favorites.
John Anderson - ESPN
Salary: $2.5 million per year
When looking up the name of John Anderson, you'd be hard-pressed to find the correct person we're referring to here because there are over 50 famous John Anderson's in the world, from politicians to inventors and even musicians, but the John Anderson we're referring to is the famous sports commentator who regularly hosts the ESPN show SportsCenter since back in the late '90s. Anderson appears often on the late-night edition on the MLB Network and has recently hosted ABC’s famous reality game show "Wipeout".
In 2012, Anderson was awarded the Bill Teegins Oklahoma Sportscaster of the year. As the anchor of SportsCenter, he's known to receive around $2.5 million in annual salary. Perhaps as an ironic joke relating to his massive salary, Anderson’s official verified twitter bio reads "Avoiding proper work since 1985".