Jacobus Francois Pienaar (54), Vereeniging, $1M
Jacobus Francois Pienaar is a legendary South African rugby union player. He has won 29 international caps and played flanker for his country from 1993 to 1996. People know him for leading the team to victory in the Rugby World Cup in 1995. After leaving the springbok team, Pienaar joined Saracens, an English club.
He got his money from his rugby club, analyzing games and other endorsements. His income hovers around $1 million. Pienaar remembers the role Nelson Mandela played in saving the South African nation. He says that when the final whistle blew, the country changed forever.
