CLASSIC: Who was the highest paid athlete in history?
Ridiculous History
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4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Today, most people probably don't remember the career of once-famous charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles -- however, in his day we was a cultural icon, one of the most famous athletes in Rome. Join the guys as they explore the story Diocles and trace one professor's quest to figure out exactly how much cash Diocles made in modern terms.
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| 0:00.0 | And we are back with this week's classic episode. |
| 0:03.1 | Guys, recently I went with our pal Ramsey Yunt from earlier to watch a Hawks game here in Atlanta. |
| 0:11.5 | Yeah, we were at Phillips. |
| 0:12.9 | It was just, it was a great time. |
| 0:14.5 | You know what I mean? |
| 0:16.4 | Oh, I love, I love calling it the old, the old name. |
| 0:19.8 | I think of it. I still think of it. I still call it Phillips myself. I did this just the other day. Well, the thing is, you know, we're fans of live sporting events, even if you don't know much about sports or you're not into, you know, watching it on the television. It's a good hang. It's good people watching, even if you're not into, you know, the sports watching part of it. |
| 0:40.8 | You got snacks. |
| 0:41.8 | You got all kinds of great acts in between the game as well. |
| 0:46.8 | I love a parade. |
| 0:47.9 | You know? |
| 0:48.1 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:48.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:49.2 | But of bread and circuses. |
| 0:50.8 | It is fun to participate in that continuum of history. |
| 0:55.6 | Oh, God, who could forget about Creed? |
| 0:57.5 | I keep trying. I keep trying. |
| 1:00.6 | They won't let you, Ben. |
| 1:01.5 | I keep bringing it up, Max. |
| 1:02.8 | We won't forget about Creed. |
| 1:05.9 | And we won't forget about this classic episode where we asked ourselves who was the highest paid |
| 1:14.2 | athlete in history. |
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