Richard Butkus – 78 years old

Net worth:$8 Millon

Richard Butkus has perhaps reached a degree of unprecedented urge to be better in football that is rather unparalleled. Before building a career in acting, Butkus thrived as Chicago Bears’ middle linebacker for almost a decade. During the first year after he was drafted, he was already writing his name on the pages of the history books, being named first-team All-NFL, an award he would receive for five more times. In an interview, Butkus proclaimed that his desire to win every game came from something unusual: anger. He would manufacture things to make himself mad, like making himself believe that someone from the opposing team was laughing at him. He used this emotion to propel the Bears to victory. The football star eventually retired in 1973, when his knee did not quite fairly respond to surgery.

Butkus is known to be paired with Bubba Smith in Miller Lite commercials. He also appeared in a commercial for FedEx and has starred in a TV series called Blue Thunder.