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Troy Smith Net Worth: Troy Smith is an American football player who has a net worth of $1.5 million. Today, he is a gridiron football quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian football league. Born Troy James Smith on July 20, 1984 in Columbus, Ohio, he first started to make a name for himself in football at college, playing for The Ohio State University. There, he was recognized as an All-American and won the 2006 Heisman Trophy. It was in 2007 that he got drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the NFL Draft that year. Apart from the Ravens, he also played for the San Francisco 49ers, Omaha Nighthawks, Pittsburgh Steelers as well as Montreal Alouettes.

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Jeff Gordon net worth: Jeff Gordon is an American former professional NASCAR racing driver, currently an announcer for Fox NASCAR, and a top executive for Hendrick Motorsport. As of this writing, Jeff Gordon’s net worth is $200 million dollars. He is one of the highest-paid NASCAR drivers of all time, having earned over $500 million in winnings and endorsements. Early Life:  Jeff Gordon was born on August 4, 1971,  in Vallejo, California to parents Carol Ann and William. He has an older sister named Kim. Gordon’s mother and father divorced when he was six months old. His mother remarried in the 1970s to a man named John Bickford. Gordon started racing his BMX bike he received from his stepfather when he was five years old. By the time he was the ripe old age of six, he had won 35 main events and set five track records. In 1979, when he was eight, he won 51 races. When he was 11, he won all 25 races he entered. Then he got bored with that and took up waterskiing. That only lasted a year and in 1986, he started racing sprint cars and won three races. Gordon graduated from Tri-West Hendricks High School in Indiana in 1989. He was on the high school cross country team. Career: Jeff won the Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) Championship in 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2001. In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Jeff has over 90 wins and more than 445 top tens. In the Nationwide Series, he has more than five wins with 32 top-ten finishes. Gordon got his start in professional racing in the Busche Series. He started full time racing in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He won the Daytona 500 in 1997, 1999, and 2005. His 93 career wins land him at third on the all-time Winston Cup wins list, which is the most in NASCAR’s modern era from 1972 to the present. His 81 pole positions make him the leader of all active drivers. He holds a NASCAR record with at least one pole position in 23 consecutive seasons. He is considered to be one of the best NASCAR drivers of all time by a number of outlets and fans of the sport. Jeff endorses Gillette, Pepsi, DuPont, Sunoco, and many other brands. Jeff also has an equity stake in his racing team and is the first driver ever to earn over $100 million in earnings from the Cup series. Gordon announced that 2015 would be his last season as a full-time driver although he did not rule out retiring from the sport altogether. He served as a substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2016. In 2017 he was the overall winner at the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona. He formerly drove the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in 23 full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series seasons between 1993 and 2015, and served as a substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in select races during the 2016 season. Personal Life: In 1993 Gorden met Brooke Sealey, a Miss Winston Cup model at the Daytona Speedway after he won two qualifying races for the Daytona 500 that year. They had to date secretly because there are rules in NASCAR against drivers dating the models. Sealey finished her reign as Miss Winston Cup at the end of the 1993 season. The couple then went public with their relationship. A year to the day from their meeting, Gordon proposed to her. They married on November 26, 1994. About five and a half years later, Sealey filed for divorce and alleged that Gordon had taken place in marital misconduct, specifically his relationship with another model named Deanna Merryman. Gordon and Sealey’s divorce was final in June 2003. In 2004, he started dating Ingrid Vandebosch. They got engaged in June 2006 and married in a private ceremony in Mexico on November 7, 2006. Vandebosch gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Ella Sofia in June 2007.  In August 2010, she had the couple’s son, Leo Benjamin. Gordon is a born again Christian. He keeps Bible verses taped to the steering wheel of his race car. Gordon is a major philanthropist. He set up the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation in 1999. The foundation is a pediatric cancer foundation benefiting families and kids with cancer. In December 2006, he opened the Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital in Concord, North Carolina. Gordon also was instrumental in the founding of Athletes For Hope, a charitable organization founded by a number of professional athletes including Andre Agassi, Cal Ripken Jr, and Tony Hawk to help pro athletes get involved in charitable causes. Salary Highlights: Jeff Gordon earns an estimated $20 – $30 million every year from salary and endorsements. Of that income, roughly $20 million comes from endorsements. During his career to date, Jeff Gordon has earned over $160 million in on-track winnings. His total career earnings all-sources included tops $520 million. Gordon’s net worth is probably lower than many of his fans might expect. This can be attributed to Jeff’s divorce from ex-wife Brooke Gordon. As a settlement, Jeff reportedly paid Brooke over $100 million worth of cash, property, and assets. Brooke was given exclusive rights to the couple’s oceanfront home which is valued at $9 million. She will also receive alimony and has unlimited access to Jeff’s private jets and boats for many years to come. Real Estate: Jeff Gordon, his wife, and kids live in the South Park neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. The home features a billiards room, a bar, a wine cellar, and a pool. There’s even a nearly life-sized playhouse for Gordon’s daughter. In 2013, Gordon sold his 3,454-square-foot New York City apartment overlooking Central Park for $30 million.

Fat Joe Net Worth: Fat Joe is a New York-born rapper and producer who has a net worth of $4 million dollars. After establishing a name for himself in the early 90s with the D.I.T.C Crew, Fat Joe pursued a successful solo career. Eventually, he started his own music label called Terror Squad. Over the years, Fat Joe has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the music industry. Outside of music, Fat Joe has appeared in a range of movies. Early Life: Fat Joe’s real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena. He was born on August 19th of 1970 in the South Bronx neighborhood of New York City. Cartagena is of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. Because he grew up in a rough, impoverished neighborhood, Cartagena was driven to a life of crime at an early age. He described himself as a “bully” during his school years, and he often stole in order to support his family. At a young age, Joseph’s brother introduced him to his true passion in life: Hip-Hop music. Career: In 1992, Cartagena took the stage name “Fat Joe da Gangster” and joined the Diggin’ in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C). During this time, he had the chance to collaborate with a range of artists, making valuable networking connections that he would later use to build his record label. He was first signed to Relativity Records, and in 1993 he was ready to release his debut album. Represent was Fat Joe’s first solo album, and it contained the hit “Flow Joe.” The track reached the top spot on the Rap Charts and helped Fat Joe kick off his music career with a bang. In 1995, he followed up with his second album, Jealous One’s Envy. The track “Envy” performed well on the charts, further solidifying Fat Joe’s success. Things were taken a step further when he ran into LL Cool J during a session at the recording studio. He was invited into the booth to record on the track “I Shot Ya,” and later appeared in the music video. During this period, Fat Joe also started working with Big Pun, whom he personally discovered. In 1998, Fat Joe collaborated with artists such as Nas, Diddy, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on his third album, Don Cartegena. The track of the same name went on to become a major hit, as did “Bet Ya Man Can’t Triz.” This album also served to introduce Fat Joe’s new group called Terror Squad, which consisted of Big Pun, Cuban Link, Prospect, and others. Terror Squad was also the name of Fat Joe’s new record label, and he promoted several artists under this banner. Fat Joe continued to collaborate with prominent musicians for his fourth album, Jealous Ones Still Envy. The album was produced by Irv Gotti and featured artists such as Ashanti, Ja Rule, and Ludacris. Although “We Thuggin'” was a major hit from the album, it was completely overshadowed by “What’s Luv.” Arguably Fat Joe’s most successful song of all time, the track featured Ashanti and Ja Rule, and has since become one of the most timeless and nostalgic tracks from the early 00s. This all contributed to a level of success that Fat Joe would never again surpass with any other album – including 2002’s Loyalty. Eventually, Jealous Ones Still Envy achieved platinum certification. In 2004, Terror Squad released their last album, True Story. The album featured the hit “Lean Back,” which was a collaboration with Remy Ma. The track stayed at the number one spot on the charts for 3 weeks, proving to be one of Fat Joe’s most successful songs of all time. In 2005, Fat Joe began his famous feud with 50 Cent. It all started with Ja Rule, as 50 Cent had criticized Fat Joe for working with the rapper. Fat Joe fired back with a diss track in his sixth album All or Nothing. The album also featured artists such as R. Kelly, Eminem, and Remy Ma. His feud with 50 Cent eventually escalated, and Fat Joe publicly criticized 50 Cent for cowardice and a lack of street cred. Things reached a boiling point during the MTV Video Music Awards in 2005 when Fat Joe insulted 50 Cent while on stage, prompting the latter to jump onto the stage while yelling obscenities. The award show quickly cut to a commercial break. Fat Joe then collaborated with Lil Wayne on his seventh album, Me, Myself & I. This spawned the Grammy-nominated hit single “Make It Rain.” The rivalry between 50 Cent and Fat Joe continued during this period. After Fat Joe released The Elephant in the Room, 50 Cent mocked this new album, claiming his mixtape sold more units and that he single-handedly “ended” Fat Joe’s career. During the next few years, Fat Joe continued to collaborate with a range of artists, releasing albums such as J.O.S.E. 2 and The Darkside Vol. 1. After signing a new record deal with E1 Music, Fat Joe announced that he planned to release two more Darkside mixtapes and then retire. Over the next few years, Fat Joe continued to release music through collaborations with artists such as Cool and Dre, Ludacris, ASAP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, and French Montana. Legal Issues: Fat Joe has struggled with a number of legal issues over the course of his career. On at least two separate occasions, Fat Joe has been charged with assault. He has also been called to stand as a witness for two separate murder trials. The man on trial was Fat Joe’s bodyguard. In a separate murder trial, Fat Joe was sitting in a car with two men who were fatally shot and he subsequently was called as a witness for the trial. In 2012, Fat Joe pleaded guilty to tax evasion. From 2007 to 2010, Fat Joe failed to pay any tax on $3 million of income. As a result, he was sentenced to four months in prison. Real Estate: In 2000, Joe paid $115,000 for an acre of land in Plantation, Florida near Fort Lauderdale. He then custom-built a 5,300 square-foot home. He listed the home for sale in 2010 for $2 million, but did not find a buyer. As of this writing he still owns the property.