Jake Peavy | Catherine, Alabama

He once pocketed a whopping $14.5 million as a major league pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. With that amount, he could easily hire a moving company, choose any of the 50 states to live in, start a family, and retire. However, without hesitation, he still chose to live in Alabama — where he was born and raised. According to The Wall Street Journal in 2014, Peavy and Katie, his wife, were building their estimated $800,000 home, in Catherine, Alabama, which is arm-stretched away from his hometown, Mobile, Alabama. The couple wanted their four sons to acquire the same experiences they had in the state. “I had such a great childhood there,” Peavy says.

Aside from the aforementioned team, Jake Peavy also played for several teams such as the San Diego Padres, the Chicago White Sox, and the Boston Red Sox. He is a two-time Strikeouts Champion, a National League ERA, and a three-time Major League Baseball All-Star.