Recently, we looked at the highest-paid Pokes across all professional sports, but a dive into Big Country’s, uh, interesting history with WB-branded basketball shoes made me want to look into the highest-paid Pokes of all time across any sport.
That is, which Oklahoma State athletes have earned the most career money. I knew Country had made the most in hoops (again, Marcus Smart is going to obliterate his $55.6 million number soon), but I didn’t know who had made the most in baseball or football or even golf.
So here’s a cobbled-together list with data from a variety of sites* that includes 2020 contracts.