Professional athletes rake in tons of money every year for playing the game they love.
But the people with the real money are the ones who run the show.
Forbes put out its annual Billionaires list on Monday and the billionaires of the sports world aren't out there on the field, they're the ones behind the scenes.
#1 Paul Allen
Net Worth: $15.9 billion
Age: 61
Paul Allen has a stronghold on professional sports in the Pacific Northwest. Allen owns the Seattle Seahawks (NFL), the Portland Trailblazers (NBA), and the Seattle Sounders (MLS).
Allen's Seahawks won their first Super Bowl in 2014.
#2 Stanley Kroenke
Net worth: $5.6 billion
Age: 66
Stanley Kroenke is all over the place when it comes to sports team ownership. Kroenke owns the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Avalanche, the St. Louis Rams, and Premier League soccer club Arsenal.
#3 (tie) Malcolm Glazer
Net worth: $4.2 billion
Age: 85
Glazer owns not one, but two sports teams. Glazer bought the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1995, and the EPL soccer team Manchester United.
Manchester United went public in August 2012 and became the first sports team to ever be valued at more than $3 billion in January 2013.
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