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Break from the Grind May 4, 2015
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Who was the first athlete to make more than the president?
Reported by PLANSPONSOR staff
Who was the first professional athlete to make more than the U.S. president at the time?
Babe Ruth
In 1930, Babe made $80,000 a year, which was $5,000 more than then-U.S. President Herbert Hoover.