Salary: $170,000 per year
The famous veteran head coach Jerry Glanville just can’t quit football. He’s best known for wearing black attire to games, leaving tickets at will-call for Elvis Presley and driving replica cars of those driven by James Dean. He is one of the most iconic and expressive coaches and to this day still continues to help with strategy as the defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Vipers. Glanville has been coaching for over 5 decades now and even had a Sega Genesis game with his name’s brand called “Jerry Glanville’s Pigskin Football”.
When asked during an interview about his plans for the future he happily said that his goal is to die from old age while running a blitz on the practice field. To this day he still goes everywhere in a cowboy hat and awesome sunglasses (with his signature all-black attire). Based on his never-ending smile and playful expression it seems that Glanville is one of those unique and inspiring individuals that found a true calling for their lives.
Jonathan Coachman - WWE
Salary: $500,000 per year
WWE pre-show host Jonathan Coachman, also known as "The Coach", has been interviewing, presenting and commentating on WWE matches since 1999. Coachman has been casting on both Smackdown and Raw over the years and even became Interim General Manager of the Raw brand. Outside of WWE, coachman devoted almost a decade to work with ESPN, presenting highlights of the WWE's best moments and interviewing the WWE stars on SportsCenter.
Coachman has a modest Instagram account with just over ten thousand followers. Coachman's father had suffered from heart problems and was facing the risk of death until he was transplanted a new heart by a matching donor. Since the incident, Coachman has decided to pay it forward and helps Saint Luke's Foundation raise money for supporting, researching and educating communities on health-related issues.
Jim Ross - AEW
Salary: $1 million per year
Jim Ross, the man who seems to never age, has been commentating on WWE and other wrestling network matches for the last 45 years. Most fans and hosts refer to him as "Good Ol' JR", seemingly for his being in the business longer than anyone else to date. He's also sometimes called the "Voice of Wrestling". Ross received recognition for his years of work with the WWE when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007. Outside of wrestling, Ross also commentates with FoxSports.com and does the occasional play-by-play on boxing and MMA matches.
The successful WWE commentator started his own weekly podcast a few years ago named The Jim Ross Report, whose name was changed to "Grilling JR". JR also provided his voice for many of the annual WWE video-games and wrote 2 books about wrestling which have become New York Times Best-Sellers. Fun fact: Ross has a strong affinity with BBQ and created his very own brand of barbecue sauce and beef jerky.
Thierry Henry - FRANCE 24
Salary: $5 million per year
As one of the best soccer strikers of all time, Thierry Henry, the French Arsenal player quickly became a highly decorated and successful player and transitioned from there to coaching and managing soccer teams. Henry was born in the Les Ulis suburbs of Paris, which is considered to be a bit on the dangerous side. The soccer prodigy showed great potential from a young age and was quickly scouted after winning 6 out of 6 goals in a 6-0 game.
Henry quickly garnered national attention and was named French Young Footballer of the Year in 1996 after being drafted by Monaco. He went on to play with Arsenal, Barcelona and the New York Red Bulls, scoring a total of 284 goals in his career. Henry was very beloved by Arsenal fans and was declared "The Greatest Arsenal Player" in 2008 by them. He was also voted as the best Premier League player of the 2000s and had a statue made in his name outside Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. After retiring in 2012, the award-winning footballer began coaching Arsenal's youth teams in 2015 and Belgium in 2016
Troy Aikman - Fox
Salary: $1 million per year
Three-time Super Bowl champion and Fox sportscaster Troy Aikman was the darling of the Dallas Cowboys and ended up playing for 12 consecutive seasons for the team, more than any other Cowboy quarterback. Aikman was also elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008. What most people don't know is that in addition to his NFL awards, young Troy Aikman also won the 1983 Oklahoma high school state championship in typing.
Post his retirement as NFL player, Aikman joined Fox as a color commentator in 2001 and was soon promoted to the network's lead announcing crew. The Fox announcer received an Emmy Award nomination for his work and broadcasted five Super Bowl games to date. In 2010 Aikman became a director in the NFL foundation board and was also given the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, which is awarded annually to six former college athletes 25 years after the end of their college athletic career.